diff --git a/src/istl-solver-playground.cc b/src/istl-solver-playground.cc
index 6c8225d8297742b775d09911da0634df3fdffb62..de676b65cb55e5c55488c310e387f91fd97d965b 100644
--- a/src/istl-solver-playground.cc
+++ b/src/istl-solver-playground.cc
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv){
   }
 
   if(config.get("FP_EXCEPT", false))
+#if defined( __APPLE__ ) or defined( __MINGW32__ )
+    DUNE_THROW(NotImplemented, "Floating exceptions handling are not available on this system");
+#else
      feenableexcept(FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_INVALID | FE_OVERFLOW);// | FE_UNDERFLOW);
+#endif
 
   int verbose = config.get("verbose", 1);
   if(mpihelper.rank() > 0)