diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt b/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
index b1ce821b..68d1c56f 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "^(GNU|Clang|AppleClang)$")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "-g")
 
-	add_compile_options(-Wall -pipe -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti)
+  # this causes problems with json -fno-exceptions
+	add_compile_options(-Wall -pipe -fno-rtti)
 
 	# Enable SSE for floating point math on 32-bit x86 by default
 	# reasoning see minetest issue #11810 and https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/FloatingPointMath