diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/adt/adt_utils.h b/lib/include/srslte/adt/adt_utils.h
index aefd52f90..853c91be1 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/adt/adt_utils.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/adt/adt_utils.h
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@
 #ifndef SRSLTE_ADT_UTILS_H
 #define SRSLTE_ADT_UTILS_H
 
+#ifdef __EXCEPTIONS
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#define EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED 1
+
 namespace srslte {
 
-#if defined(__cpp_exceptions) && (1 == __cpp_exceptions)
 class bad_type_access : public std::runtime_error
 {
 public:
@@ -32,13 +37,25 @@ public:
   explicit bad_type_access(const char* what_arg) : runtime_error(what_arg) {}
 };
 
-#define THROW_BAD_ACCESS(msg) throw bad_type_access{msg};
+#define THROW_BAD_ACCESS(msg) throw bad_type_access(msg)
+
+} // namespace srslte
+
 #else
+
+#define EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED 0
+
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+namespace srslte {
+
 #define THROW_BAD_ACCESS(msg)                                                                                          \
-  fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: exception thrown with %s", msg);                                                             \
+  std::fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: exception thrown with %s", msg);                                                        \
   std::abort()
-#endif
 
 } // namespace srslte
 
+#endif
+
 #endif // SRSLTE_ADT_UTILS_H
diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/adt/bounded_bitset.h b/lib/include/srslte/adt/bounded_bitset.h
index 9a88acb06..74cb5f086 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/adt/bounded_bitset.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/adt/bounded_bitset.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 
   size_t size() const noexcept { return cur_size; }
 
-  void resize(size_t new_size) noexcept
+  void resize(size_t new_size)
   {
     if (new_size > max_size()) {
       std::string msg =
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public:
 
   bool operator!=(const bounded_bitset<N, reversed>& other) const noexcept { return not(*this == other); }
 
-  bounded_bitset<N, reversed>& operator|=(const bounded_bitset<N, reversed>& other) noexcept
+  bounded_bitset<N, reversed>& operator|=(const bounded_bitset<N, reversed>& other)
   {
     if (other.size() != size()) {
       std::string msg = "operator|= called for bitsets of different sizes (" + std::to_string(size()) +
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public:
     return *this;
   }
 
-  bounded_bitset<N, reversed>& operator&=(const bounded_bitset<N, reversed>& other) noexcept
+  bounded_bitset<N, reversed>& operator&=(const bounded_bitset<N, reversed>& other)
   {
     if (other.size() != size()) {
       std::string msg = "operator&= called for bitsets of different sizes (" + std::to_string(size()) +
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public:
     return s;
   }
 
-  uint64_t to_uint64() const noexcept
+  uint64_t to_uint64() const
   {
     if (nof_words_() > 1) {
       std::string msg = "ERROR: cannot convert bitset of size=" + std::to_string(size()) + " to uint64_t";
diff --git a/lib/test/adt/bounded_bitset_test.cc b/lib/test/adt/bounded_bitset_test.cc
index a63ed4a5c..8d094936a 100644
--- a/lib/test/adt/bounded_bitset_test.cc
+++ b/lib/test/adt/bounded_bitset_test.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ int test_bitset_bitwise_oper()
   TESTASSERT(mask != mask2);
   TESTASSERT(mask2.test(10) and not mask2.test(11));
 
+#if EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED
+  bool caught = false;
+  mask2.resize(24);
+  try {
+    mask2 |= mask;
+  } catch (srslte::bad_type_access& c) {
+    printf("Received exception \"%s\"\n", c.what());
+    caught = true;
+  }
+  TESTASSERT(caught);
+#endif
+
   return SRSLTE_SUCCESS;
 }