diff --git a/cpu/x86/Makefile.x86_common b/cpu/x86/Makefile.x86_common
index 12192db39..0656dd0d6 100644
--- a/cpu/x86/Makefile.x86_common
+++ b/cpu/x86/Makefile.x86_common
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ OBJCOPY  = objcopy
 SIZE     = size
 STRIP    = strip
 
-CFLAGS  += -Wall
+CFLAGS  += -Wall -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables
 LDFLAGS += -Wl,-Map=contiki-$(TARGET).map,--build-id=none
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_RELEASE),1)