diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/shelldesktop/CMakeLists.txt b/dll/win32/shell32/shelldesktop/CMakeLists.txt
index b1eb11f57e7..df1fc738425 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/shelldesktop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/shelldesktop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-
 project(SHELL)
+
 set_cpp(WITH_RUNTIME)
-add_definitions(-DUNICODE -D_UNICODE)
+
+add_definitions(
+    -DUNICODE
+    -D_UNICODE
+    -D_ATL_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
+
 include_directories(${REACTOS_SOURCE_DIR}/sdk/lib/atl)
 
 list(APPEND SOURCE
diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMakeLists.txt b/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMakeLists.txt
index 7899b583527..ebca89a0226 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/shellmenu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-PROJECT(SHELL)
+project(SHELL)
 
 set_cpp(WITH_RUNTIME)
 
-add_definitions(-DUNICODE -D_UNICODE)
+add_definitions(
+    -DUNICODE
+    -D_UNICODE
+    -D_ATL_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
 
 include_directories(${REACTOS_SOURCE_DIR}/sdk/lib/atl)
 
diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/shellrecyclebin/CMakeLists.txt b/dll/win32/shell32/shellrecyclebin/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a07441ec7e..5607bdbece2 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/shellrecyclebin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/shellrecyclebin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+project(SHELL)
+
+add_definitions(
+    -DUNICODE
+    -D_UNICODE
+    -D_ATL_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
 
 list(APPEND SOURCE
     recyclebin.c