diff --git a/test/test_core.py b/test/test_core.py
index a0ca156aca1f2..a2faff75a0c4d 100644
--- a/test/test_core.py
+++ b/test/test_core.py
@@ -1720,6 +1720,12 @@ def clear_all_relevant_settings(self):
     self.assert_fail([EMCC, test_file('hello_world.cpp')] + self.get_cflags(), expected)
     clear_all_relevant_settings(self)
 
+    expected = "error: cannot use 'throw' with exceptions disabled"
+    self.assert_fail([EMCC, test_file('core/test_exceptions.cpp'), '-fwasm-exceptions', '-fno-exceptions'] + self.get_cflags(), expected)
+    clear_all_relevant_settings(self)
+    self.assert_fail([EMCC, test_file('core/test_exceptions.cpp'), '-fno-exceptions', '-fwasm-exceptions'] + self.get_cflags(), expected)
+    clear_all_relevant_settings(self)
+
   # Marked as impure since the WASI reactor modules (modules without main)
   # are not yet supported by the wasm engines we test against.
   @also_with_standalone_wasm(impure=True)
diff --git a/tools/cmdline.py b/tools/cmdline.py
index 8ce4faf2a7a12..030ba2b418ff0 100644
--- a/tools/cmdline.py
+++ b/tools/cmdline.py
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ def consume_arg_file():
     elif arg == '-fno-exceptions':
       settings.DISABLE_EXCEPTION_CATCHING = 1
       settings.DISABLE_EXCEPTION_THROWING = 1
-      settings.WASM_EXCEPTIONS = 0
     elif arg == '-mbulk-memory':
       feature_matrix.enable_feature(feature_matrix.Feature.BULK_MEMORY,
                                     '-mbulk-memory',