diff --git a/sw/source/ui/inc/unotxvw.hxx b/sw/source/ui/inc/unotxvw.hxx
index 79e8dd17056b..2d39a055d132 100644
--- a/sw/source/ui/inc/unotxvw.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/ui/inc/unotxvw.hxx
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ public:
     virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence<
             ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence<
             ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > > SAL_CALL getRubyList( sal_Bool bAutomatic )
-                throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+                throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException,
+                       std::exception);
 
     virtual void SAL_CALL setRubyList(
         const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence<
diff --git a/sw/source/ui/uno/unotxvw.cxx b/sw/source/ui/uno/unotxvw.cxx
index ed021bd65772..9ff702756126 100644
--- a/sw/source/ui/uno/unotxvw.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/ui/uno/unotxvw.cxx
@@ -537,7 +537,8 @@ uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySet >  SwXTextView::getViewSettings(void) throw(
     return *pxViewSettings;
 }
 
-Sequence< Sequence< PropertyValue > > SwXTextView::getRubyList( sal_Bool /*bAutomatic*/ ) throw(RuntimeException)
+Sequence< Sequence< PropertyValue > > SwXTextView::getRubyList( sal_Bool /*bAutomatic*/ )
+    throw (RuntimeException, std::exception)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;