diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftstdlib.h b/include/freetype/config/ftstdlib.h
index 445069b64..24826bc97 100644
--- a/include/freetype/config/ftstdlib.h
+++ b/include/freetype/config/ftstdlib.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #define ft_qsort  qsort
-
+#define ft_exit   exit    /* only used to exit from un-handled exceptions */
 
   /**********************************************************************/
   /*                                                                    */