diff --git a/cmake/QtFlagHandlingHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtFlagHandlingHelpers.cmake
index 168b67463b..0bea41523a 100644
--- a/cmake/QtFlagHandlingHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtFlagHandlingHelpers.cmake
@@ -256,19 +256,15 @@ function(qt_internal_set_exceptions_flags target exceptions_on)
                 # this hack since some unknown MSVC version.
                 set(_flag ${_flag} "/d2FH4")
             endif()
+        else()
+            set(_flag "-fexceptions")
         endif()
     else()
         set(_defs "QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS")
-        if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
+        if(MSVC)
             set(_flag "/EHs-c-" "/wd4530" "/wd4577")
-        elseif ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU|AppleClang|InteLLLVM")
+        else()
             set(_flag "-fno-exceptions")
-        elseif ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
-            if (MSVC)
-                set(_flag "/EHs-c-" "/wd4530" "/wd4577")
-            else()
-                set(_flag "-fno-exceptions")
-            endif()
         endif()
     endif()