diff --git a/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.cmake b/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.cmake
index fb4589d0201..63bd3f7b00d 100644
--- a/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.cmake
+++ b/libs/libxx/libcxxabi.cmake
@@ -99,4 +99,7 @@ foreach(src ${SRCS})
   list(APPEND TARGET_SRCS ${src})
 endforeach()
 
+# RTTI is required for building the libcxxabi library
+target_compile_options(libcxxabi PRIVATE -frtti)
+
 target_sources(libcxxabi PRIVATE ${TARGET_SRCS})