diff --git a/support/Makefile b/support/Makefile
index ea7b4cd4a0..dfe8e547f6 100644
--- a/support/Makefile
+++ b/support/Makefile
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ CFLAGS-temp_file.c += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_TIME_BITS=64
 
 ifeq (,$(CXX))
 LINKS_DSO_PROGRAM = links-dso-program-c
-CFLAGS-links-dso-program-c.c += -fexceptions
 LDLIBS-links-dso-program-c = -lgcc
 ifeq ($(have-libgcc_s),yes)
+CFLAGS-links-dso-program-c.c += -fexceptions
 LDLIBS-links-dso-program-c += -lgcc_s $(libunwind)
 endif
 else