diff --git a/llvm/examples/ExceptionDemo/Makefile b/llvm/examples/ExceptionDemo/Makefile
index 06bba66e8bf3..480744730eb7 100644
--- a/llvm/examples/ExceptionDemo/Makefile
+++ b/llvm/examples/ExceptionDemo/Makefile
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
 LEVEL = ../..
 TOOLNAME = ExceptionDemo
 EXAMPLE_TOOL = 1
+REQUIRES_EH = 1
 
 LINK_COMPONENTS := jit interpreter nativecodegen
 
 include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.common
-
-CXXFLAGS += -fexceptions