diff --git a/include/openbsc/debug.h b/include/openbsc/debug.h
index 55a06d110..06c9edd98 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/debug.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/debug.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #define DEBUGP(xss, fmt, args...) 
 #endif
 
+#define static_assert(exp, name) typedef int dummy##name [(exp) ? 1 : -1];
+
 void debugp(unsigned int subsys, char *file, int line, const char *format, ...);
 void debug_parse_category_mask(const char* mask);
 void debug_use_color(int use_color);