diff --git a/include/boost/exception/detail/exception_ptr.hpp b/include/boost/exception/detail/exception_ptr.hpp
index b312673..84abc7a 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/detail/exception_ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/detail/exception_ptr.hpp
@@ -457,7 +457,12 @@ boost
         BOOST_ASSERT(p);
         p.ptr_->rethrow();
         BOOST_ASSERT(0);
-        abort();
+		#if defined(UNDER_CE)
+			// some CE platforms don't define ::abort(), let alone std::abort()
+			exit(-1);
+		#else
+			abort();
+		#endif
         }
 
     inline