diff --git a/include/boost/container/throw_exception.hpp b/include/boost/container/throw_exception.hpp
index 118cc39..5922fa5 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/throw_exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/throw_exception.hpp
@@ -51,31 +51,41 @@ namespace container {
 
    inline void throw_bad_alloc()
    {
-      BOOST_ASSERT(!"boost::container bad_alloc thrown");
+      const char msg[] = "boost::container bad_alloc thrown";
+      (void)msg;
+      BOOST_ASSERT(!msg);
       std::abort();
    }
 
    inline void throw_out_of_range(const char* str)
    {
-      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!"boost::container out_of_range thrown", str);
+      const char msg[] = "boost::container out_of_range thrown";
+      (void)msg;
+      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!msg, str);
       std::abort();
    }
 
    inline void throw_length_error(const char* str)
    {
-      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!"boost::container length_error thrown", str);
+      const char msg[] = "boost::container length_error thrown";
+      (void)msg;
+      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!msg, str);
       std::abort();
    }
 
    inline void throw_logic_error(const char* str)
    {
-      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!"boost::container logic_error thrown", str);
+      const char msg[] = "boost::container logic_error thrown";
+      (void)msg;
+      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!msg, str);
       std::abort();
    }
 
    inline void throw_runtime_error(const char* str)
    {
-      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!"boost::container runtime_error thrown", str);
+      const char msg[] = "boost::container runtime_error thrown";
+      (void)msg;
+      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(!msg, str);
       std::abort();
    }