diff --git a/polly/CMakeLists.txt b/polly/CMakeLists.txt
index 22a0d20356db..e6d53cf19f32 100644
--- a/polly/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/polly/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-common -Woverloaded-virtual -Wno-long-long -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wwrite-strings -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti")
 endif ()
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti")
+
 # Add path for custom modules
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${POLLY_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
diff --git a/polly/Makefile.config.in b/polly/Makefile.config.in
index d4f24d1c4888..197a3aa113cd 100755
--- a/polly/Makefile.config.in
+++ b/polly/Makefile.config.in
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ ifeq (@GXX@,yes)
 POLLY_CXXFLAGS := "-fno-common -Woverloaded-virtual -Wno-long-long -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wwrite-strings"
 endif
 
+POLLY_CXXFLAGS += "-fno-rtti -fno-exceptions"
+
 # Do us work with scoplib?
 OPENSCOP_FOUND := @openscop_found@
 SCOPLIB_FOUND := @scoplib_found@