diff --git a/bindings/node.js/binding.gyp b/bindings/node.js/binding.gyp
index a13f9c0b2..47ee6356b 100644
--- a/bindings/node.js/binding.gyp
+++ b/bindings/node.js/binding.gyp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
           ],
           "msbuild_settings": {
             "ClCompile": {
-              "ExceptionHandling": 1,
+              "ExceptionHandling": "/EHsc",
               "AdditionalOptions": ["/std:c++17"]
             }
           }