diff --git a/runtime/platform/compiler.h b/runtime/platform/compiler.h
index 7467d5c1e04..864b76e2050 100644
--- a/runtime/platform/compiler.h
+++ b/runtime/platform/compiler.h
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@
 using ssize_t = ptrdiff_t;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __EXCEPTIONS
+#define ET_HAS_EXCEPTIONS 1
+#elif defined(_HAS_EXCEPTIONS) && _HAS_EXCEPTIONS
+#define ET_HAS_EXCEPTIONS 1
+#else
+#define ET_HAS_EXCEPTIONS 0
+#endif
+
 // DEPRECATED: Use the non-underscore-prefixed versions instead.
 // TODO(T199005537): Remove these once all users have stopped using them.
 #define __ET_DEPRECATED ET_DEPRECATED