diff --git a/cppu/qa/test_any.cxx b/cppu/qa/test_any.cxx
index f9acf9dd23c9..b1cdd53a16d4 100644
--- a/cppu/qa/test_any.cxx
+++ b/cppu/qa/test_any.cxx
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ private:
 class Impl1: public Interface1, private Base {
 public:
     virtual css::uno::Any SAL_CALL queryInterface(css::uno::Type const & type)
-        throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+        throw (css::uno::RuntimeException, std::exception)
     {
         if (type
             == getCppuType< css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > >())
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public:
 class Impl2: public Interface2a, public Interface3, private Base {
 public:
     virtual css::uno::Any SAL_CALL queryInterface(css::uno::Type const & type)
-        throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+        throw (css::uno::RuntimeException, std::exception)
     {
         if (type
             == getCppuType< css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > >())
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public:
 class Impl2b: public Interface2b, private Base {
 public:
     virtual css::uno::Any SAL_CALL queryInterface(css::uno::Type const & type)
-        throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+        throw (css::uno::RuntimeException, std::exception)
     {
         if (type
             == getCppuType< css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > >())
diff --git a/cppu/qa/test_reference.cxx b/cppu/qa/test_reference.cxx
index ab3bac5f6745..e49c31620124 100644
--- a/cppu/qa/test_reference.cxx
+++ b/cppu/qa/test_reference.cxx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     virtual Any SAL_CALL queryInterface(const Type & _type)
-        throw (RuntimeException)
+        throw (RuntimeException, std::exception)
     {
         Any aInterface;
         if (_type == getCppuType< Reference< XInterface > >())