diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b1398ff..c4f8051 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -298,10 +298,11 @@ if(MSVC)
         endforeach()
     endif()
 
-    # Compiling with guard:ehcont allow library consumers to enable guard:ehcont if they want. (Requires VS 2019 16.7 or later)
     if((MSVC_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 1928) AND (CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8))
-      target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "$<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:/guard:ehcont>")
-      target_link_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "$<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:/guard:ehcont>")
+      foreach(t IN LISTS TOOL_EXES ITEMS ${PROJECT_NAME})
+        target_compile_options(${t} PRIVATE "$<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>>:/guard:ehcont>")
+        target_link_options(${t} PRIVATE "$<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:DEBUG>>:/guard:ehcont>")
+      endforeach()
     endif()
 endif()