diff --git a/build.symbian/pjsip_simple.mmp b/build.symbian/pjsip_simple.mmp
index b02d142..a6ddbf2 100644
--- a/build.symbian/pjsip_simple.mmp
+++ b/build.symbian/pjsip_simple.mmp
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
 MACRO		PJ_M_I386=1
 MACRO		PJ_SYMBIAN=1
 
+// Must compile as C++, otherwise exception would not work
+OPTION          CW -lang c++
+OPTION          ARMCC --cpp
+OPTION          GCC     -x c++
+OPTION          GCCE    -x c++
+
 // PJSIP-SIMPLE files
 
 SOURCE	errno.c