diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 4d76dab..8b071cd 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
       'xcode_settings': {
         'OTHER_CFLAGS': [
           "-std=c++11"
-        ]
+        ],
+        'GCC_ENABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS': 'YES'
       },
       "cflags!": ["-fno-exceptions"],
       "cflags_cc!": ["-fno-exceptions"],