diff --git a/cmake/ryml.cmake b/cmake/ryml.cmake
index 85bf6db291..c070393da0 100644
--- a/cmake/ryml.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ryml.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if(NOT ryml_FOUND)
   set(RYML_BUILD_TOOLS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
   set(RYML_BUILD_API OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
   set(RYML_DBG OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+  set(RYML_DEFAULT_CALLBACK_USES_EXCEPTIONS ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
   set(RYML_INSTALL ${OPENTELEMETRY_INSTALL} CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 
   FetchContent_MakeAvailable(ryml)