diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f941598..6c3f530 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if (NOT "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -Wparentheses -Winline -Wbad-function-cast -Wdisabled-optimization -Wextra")
 else()
     message(STATUS "MSVC compiler in use")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "/Wall /W4")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "/Wall /W4 /EHsc")
 endif()
 
 add_compile_definitions(NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS)