diff --git a/utils/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
index 6522ecf9d6b..686846bf1e0 100644
--- a/utils/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ if (MSVC)
   if (NOT BENCHMARK_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
     add_cxx_compiler_flag(-EHs-)
     add_cxx_compiler_flag(-EHa-)
+    add_definitions(-D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0)
   endif()
   # Link time optimisation
   if (BENCHMARK_ENABLE_LTO)
diff --git a/utils/benchmark/README.LLVM b/utils/benchmark/README.LLVM
index 0121b145ded..5a20ec665ad 100644
--- a/utils/benchmark/README.LLVM
+++ b/utils/benchmark/README.LLVM
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ Changes:
   is applied to fix cross compilation with MinGW headers
 * https://github.com/google/benchmark/commit/439d6b1c2a6da5cb6adc4c4dfc555af235722396
   is applied to fix building with MinGW headers for ARM
+* https://github.com/google/benchmark/commit/a9b31c51b1ee7ec7b31438c647123c2cbac5d956
+  is applied to disable exceptions in Microsoft STL when exceptions are disabled