diff --git a/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.cmake b/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.cmake
index 9f552e664d..f55d842a17 100644
--- a/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.cmake
+++ b/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.cmake
@@ -75,12 +75,9 @@ list(APPEND SRCS stdlib_exception.cpp stdlib_new_delete.cpp
 # Internal files
 list(APPEND SRCS abort_message.cpp fallback_malloc.cpp private_typeinfo.cpp)
 
-if(CONFIG_CXX_EXCEPTION)
-  add_compile_definitions(LIBCXXABI_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
-  list(APPEND SRCS cxa_exception.cpp cxa_personality.cpp)
-else()
-  list(APPEND SRCS cxa_noexception.cpp)
-endif()
+# Always compile libcxxabi with exception
+list(APPEND SRCS cxa_exception.cpp cxa_personality.cpp)
+target_compile_options(libcxxabi PRIVATE -fexceptions)
 
 if(CONFIG_LIBCXXABI)
   add_compile_definitions(LIBCXX_BUILDING_LIBCXXABI)
@@ -100,6 +97,16 @@ if(CONFIG_SIM_UBSAN OR CONFIG_MM_UBSAN)
   target_compile_options(libcxxabi PRIVATE -fno-sanitize=vptr)
 endif()
 
+# Fix compilation error on ARM32:libcxxabi/src/cxa_personality.cpp:594:22:
+# error: '_URC_FATAL_PHASE1_ERROR' was not declared in this scope 594 |
+# results.reason = _URC_FATAL_PHASE1_ERROR;
+if(CONFIG_ARCH_ARM)
+  target_compile_definitions(libcxxabi
+                             PRIVATE _URC_FATAL_PHASE2_ERROR=_URC_FAILURE)
+  target_compile_definitions(libcxxabi
+                             PRIVATE _URC_FATAL_PHASE1_ERROR=_URC_FAILURE)
+endif()
+
 target_sources(libcxxabi PRIVATE ${TARGET_SRCS})
 target_compile_options(libcxxabi PRIVATE -frtti)
 target_include_directories(
diff --git a/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.defs b/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.defs
index a25c24bb23..40f95afc72 100644
--- a/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.defs
+++ b/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.defs
@@ -65,11 +65,15 @@ CPPSRCS += stdlib_exception.cpp stdlib_new_delete.cpp stdlib_stdexcept.cpp stdli
 # Internal files
 CPPSRCS += abort_message.cpp fallback_malloc.cpp private_typeinfo.cpp
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_CXX_EXCEPTION), y)
-CXXFLAGS += ${DEFINE_PREFIX}LIBCXXABI_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS
+# Always compile libcxxabi with exception
 CPPSRCS += cxa_exception.cpp cxa_personality.cpp
-else
-CPPSRCS += cxa_noexception.cpp
+CXXFLAGS += -fexceptions
+
+# Fix compilation error on ARM32:
+# libcxxabi/src/cxa_personality.cpp:594:22: error: '_URC_FATAL_PHASE1_ERROR' was not declared in this scope
+#   594 |     results.reason = _URC_FATAL_PHASE1_ERROR;
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_ARM),y)
+CXXFLAGS += -D_URC_FATAL_PHASE2_ERROR=_URC_FAILURE -D_URC_FATAL_PHASE1_ERROR=_URC_FAILURE
 endif
 
 # RTTI is required for building the libcxxabi library