diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/Platform/POSIX/PlatformPOSIX.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/Platform/POSIX/PlatformPOSIX.cpp
index bc890695f0ce..d00cb81402b6 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/Platform/POSIX/PlatformPOSIX.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/Platform/POSIX/PlatformPOSIX.cpp
@@ -882,6 +882,7 @@ PlatformPOSIX::EvaluateLibdlExpression(lldb_private::Process* process,
     expr_options.SetIgnoreBreakpoints(true);
     expr_options.SetExecutionPolicy(eExecutionPolicyAlways);
     expr_options.SetLanguage(eLanguageTypeC_plus_plus);
+    expr_options.SetTrapExceptions(false); // dlopen can't throw exceptions, so don't do the work to trap them.
     expr_options.SetTimeoutUsec(2000000); // 2 seconds
 
     Error expr_error;