diff --git a/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake b/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake
index 4474ff3..5ccbc4e 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/PopplerMacros.cmake
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@
 
   set(DEFAULT_COMPILE_WARNINGS "${_warn}")
   set(DEFAULT_COMPILE_WARNINGS_EXTRA "${_warn} ${_warnx}")
+
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS                "-fno-exceptions -fno-check-new -fno-common -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE")
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS                  "-std=c99 -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE")
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER MATCHES "icc")