diff --git a/litex/soc/software/common.mak b/litex/soc/software/common.mak
index ea49dbbd0..e7ffe9b28 100644
--- a/litex/soc/software/common.mak
+++ b/litex/soc/software/common.mak
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(PICOLIBC_DIRECTORY)/newlib/libc/tinystdio \
            -I$(BUILDINC_DIRECTORY)/../libc \
            -I$(CPU_DIRECTORY)
 COMMONFLAGS = $(DEPFLAGS) -Os $(CPUFLAGS) -g3 -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector -flto $(INCLUDES)
-CFLAGS = $(COMMONFLAGS) -fexceptions -Wstrict-prototypes -Wold-style-definition -Wmissing-prototypes
-CXXFLAGS = $(COMMONFLAGS) -std=c++11 -I$(SOC_DIRECTORY)/software/include/basec++ -fexceptions -fno-rtti -ffreestanding
+ifneq ($(CPUFAMILY), arm)
+COMMONFLAGS += -fexceptions
+endif
+CFLAGS = $(COMMONFLAGS) -Wstrict-prototypes -Wold-style-definition -Wmissing-prototypes
+CXXFLAGS = $(COMMONFLAGS) -std=c++11 -I$(SOC_DIRECTORY)/software/include/basec++ -fno-rtti -ffreestanding
 LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -nodefaultlibs -Wl,--no-dynamic-linker -Wl,--build-id=none $(CFLAGS) -L$(BUILDINC_DIRECTORY)
 
 define compilexx