diff --git a/coin/platform_configs/cmake_platforms_wasm.yaml b/coin/platform_configs/cmake_platforms_wasm.yaml
index 3fa4b963..a780d234 100644
--- a/coin/platform_configs/cmake_platforms_wasm.yaml
+++ b/coin/platform_configs/cmake_platforms_wasm.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Configurations:
     Environment variables: [
         'EM_CONFIG={{.Env.EMSDK}}/.emscripten',
         "TARGET_CONFIGURE_ARGS=-release -platform wasm-emscripten -nomake examples -feature-thread \
-        -DQT_QMAKE_DEVICE_OPTIONS=\"QT_EMSCRIPTEN_ASYNCIFY=1\""
+         -feature-exceptions -DQT_QMAKE_DEVICE_OPTIONS=\"QT_EMSCRIPTEN_ASYNCIFY=1\""
     ]
 -
     Id: 'webassembly-windows'