diff --git a/Externals/libusb/CMakeLists.txt b/Externals/libusb/CMakeLists.txt
index ffd6d42781..39c29608b3 100644
--- a/Externals/libusb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Externals/libusb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ add_library(usb STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
 dolphin_disable_warnings(usb)
 
 set_target_properties(usb PROPERTIES VERSION 1.0.26)
-if(WIN32)
+if(MSVC)
   target_include_directories(usb BEFORE PUBLIC libusb/libusb PRIVATE libusb/msvc)
 else()
 target_include_directories(usb
diff --git a/Externals/watcher/CMakeLists.txt b/Externals/watcher/CMakeLists.txt
index ef47730f89..ffc2fc189f 100644
--- a/Externals/watcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Externals/watcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 add_library(watcher INTERFACE IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+
+if(WIN32)
+  check_cxx_compiler_flag(-fexceptions HAS_FEXCEPTIONS)
+  if(HAS_FEXCEPTIONS)
+    target_compile_options(watcher INTERFACE -fexceptions)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 set_target_properties(watcher PROPERTIES
   INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/watcher/include
 )