diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/utils.h b/include/osmocom/core/utils.h
index f8e6fc9..c8efce2 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/core/utils.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/utils.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 char *osmo_hexdump_nospc(const unsigned char *buf, int len);
 char *osmo_osmo_hexdump_nospc(const unsigned char *buf, int len) __attribute__((__deprecated__));
 
-#define osmo_static_assert(exp, name) typedef int dummy##name [(exp) ? 1 : -1];
+#define osmo_static_assert(exp, name) int dummy##name [(exp) ? 1 : -1] __attribute__((__unused__));
 
 void osmo_str2lower(char *out, const char *in);
 void osmo_str2upper(char *out, const char *in);