diff --git a/package/libunwind/libunwind.mk b/package/libunwind/libunwind.mk
index 94d1899bd3..26deaa5f00 100644
--- a/package/libunwind/libunwind.mk
+++ b/package/libunwind/libunwind.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ LIBUNWIND_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LIBUNWIND_LICENSE = MIT
 LIBUNWIND_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-LIBUNWIND_CONF_OPTS = --disable-tests
+LIBUNWIND_CONF_OPTS = \
+	--disable-tests \
+	$(if $(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),--enable-cxx-exceptions,--disable-cxx-exceptions)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_OPS),y)
 LIBUNWIND_DEPENDENCIES = libatomic_ops