diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 930316ea..c6b6789a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           set -x
 
           export CC="${{ matrix.cc }}"
-          export CFLAGS="-DNL_MORE_ASSERTS=1000 -O2 -Werror -Wall -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wvla -std=gnu11"
+          export CFLAGS="-DNL_MORE_ASSERTS=1000 -O2 -Werror -Wall -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wvla -std=gnu11 -fexceptions"
           if [ "$CC" = "clang" ]; then
                   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wno-error=unused-command-line-argument -Wno-error=unused-function"
                   export LDFLAGS="-Wl,--no-undefined-version,--fatal-warnings"
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
           set -x
           git clean -fdx
           export CC="${{ matrix.cc }}"
-          export CFLAGS="-Werror -Wall -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wvla -std=gnu11"
+          export CFLAGS="-Werror -Wall -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wvla -std=gnu11 -fexceptions"
           if [ "$CC" = "clang" ]; then
                   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wno-error=unused-command-line-argument -Wno-error=unused-function"
           fi
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
           set -x
 
           export CC="${{ matrix.cc }}"
-          export CFLAGS="-DNL_MORE_ASSERTS=1000 -O2 -Werror -Wall -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wvla -std=gnu11"
+          export CFLAGS="-DNL_MORE_ASSERTS=1000 -O2 -Werror -Wall -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wvla -std=gnu11 -fexceptions"
           if [ "$CC" = "clang" ]; then
                   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wno-error=unused-command-line-argument -Wno-error=unused-function"
                   export LDFLAGS="-Wl,--no-undefined-version,--fatal-warnings"