diff --git a/src/coreclr/inc/clrconfigvalues.h b/src/coreclr/inc/clrconfigvalues.h
index ddc7c79506ad4..5476317dfad8c 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/inc/clrconfigvalues.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/inc/clrconfigvalues.h
@@ -259,8 +259,12 @@ RETAIL_CONFIG_DWORD_INFO(UNSUPPORTED_legacyCorruptedStateExceptionsPolicy, W("le
 CONFIG_DWORD_INFO(INTERNAL_SuppressLostExceptionTypeAssert, W("SuppressLostExceptionTypeAssert"), 0, "")
 RETAIL_CONFIG_DWORD_INFO(INTERNAL_UseEntryPointFilter, W("UseEntryPointFilter"), 0, "")
 RETAIL_CONFIG_DWORD_INFO(INTERNAL_Corhost_Swallow_Uncaught_Exceptions, W("Corhost_Swallow_Uncaught_Exceptions"), 0, "")
+#if defined(HOST_WINDOWS) && defined(TARGET_ARM64) 
+// disable new exception handling for Windows ARM64
+RETAIL_CONFIG_DWORD_INFO(EXTERNAL_LegacyExceptionHandling, W("LegacyExceptionHandling"), 1, "Enable legacy exception handling.");
+#else
 RETAIL_CONFIG_DWORD_INFO(EXTERNAL_LegacyExceptionHandling, W("LegacyExceptionHandling"), 0, "Enable legacy exception handling.");
-
+#endif // defined(WINDOWS) && defined(TARGET_ARM64)
 
 ///
 /// Garbage collector