diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b3c562a..bafc59e5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ if(LUAU_BUILD_WEB)
     target_link_libraries(Luau.Web PRIVATE Luau.Compiler Luau.VM)
 
     # declare exported functions to emscripten
-    target_link_options(Luau.Web PRIVATE -sEXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=['_executeScript'] -sEXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS=['ccall','cwrap'] -fexceptions)
+    target_link_options(Luau.Web PRIVATE -sEXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=['_executeScript'] -sEXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS=['ccall','cwrap'])
 
     # add -fexceptions for emscripten to allow exceptions to be caught in C++
     target_link_options(Luau.Web PRIVATE -fexceptions)