diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index fa67b9547..cafbb072f 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wold-style-cast -pedantic -std=c++0x -fvisibility=hidden -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wold-style-cast -pedantic -std=c++0x -fvisibility=hidden")
 
 if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wdouble-promotion")