diff --git a/libs/libxx/cxx.defs b/libs/libxx/cxx.defs
index 547b61cffd7..a1b18192d7d 100644
--- a/libs/libxx/cxx.defs
+++ b/libs/libxx/cxx.defs
@@ -22,3 +22,14 @@ CXXSRCS += libxx_cxa_guard.cxx libxx_cxapurevirtual.cxx
 CXXSRCS += libxx_delete.cxx libxx_delete_sized.cxx libxx_deletea.cxx
 CXXSRCS += libxx_deletea_sized.cxx libxx_new.cxx libxx_newa.cxx
 CXXSRCS += libxx_stdthrow.cxx
+
+# Note: Our implmenetations of operator new are not conforming to
+# the standard. (no bad_alloc implementation)
+#
+# libxx_new.cxx:64:11: error: 'operator new' is missing exception specification
+#       'throw(std::bad_alloc)' [-Werror,-Wmissing-exception-spec]
+# FAR void *operator new(std::size_t nbytes)
+#           ^
+#                                            throw(std::bad_alloc)
+libxx_new.cxx_CXXFLAGS += -Wno-missing-exception-spec
+libxx_newa.cxx_CXXFLAGS += -Wno-missing-exception-spec