diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97a5a92..b5afae9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ if (MSVC)
 	foreach(CompilerFlag ${CompilerFlags})
 		string(REPLACE "/MD" "/MT" ${CompilerFlag} "${${CompilerFlag}}")
 	endforeach()
+	add_compile_options("/EHa") #We require exception handling
 else()
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3") #-DNDEBUG We want assert!
 endif()