diff --git a/include/json/config.h b/include/json/config.h
index 0dcd8ae60..fccdf120f 100644
--- a/include/json/config.h
+++ b/include/json/config.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 // If non-zero, the library uses exceptions to report bad input instead of C
 // assertion macros. The default is to use exceptions.
 #ifndef JSON_USE_EXCEPTION
-#define JSON_USE_EXCEPTION 1
+#define JSON_USE_EXCEPTION 0
 #endif
 
 /// If defined, indicates that the source file is amalgated