diff --git a/src/ssl_crypto.c b/src/ssl_crypto.c
index fba578c50..0730c4521 100644
--- a/src/ssl_crypto.c
+++ b/src/ssl_crypto.c
@@ -2923,8 +2923,7 @@ void wolfSSL_DES_ecb_encrypt(WOLFSSL_DES_cblock* in, WOLFSSL_DES_cblock* out,
 static int wolfssl_aes_set_key(const unsigned char *key, const int bits,
     AES_KEY *aes, int enc)
 {
-    typedef char aes_test[sizeof(AES_KEY) >= sizeof(Aes) ? 1 : -1];
-    (void)sizeof(aes_test);
+    wc_static_assert(sizeof(AES_KEY) >= sizeof(Aes));
 
     /* Validate parameters. */
     if ((key == NULL) || (aes == NULL)) {
@@ -3438,8 +3437,7 @@ size_t wolfSSL_CRYPTO_cts128_decrypt(const unsigned char *in,
 void wolfSSL_RC4_set_key(WOLFSSL_RC4_KEY* key, int len,
     const unsigned char* data)
 {
-    typedef char rc4_test[sizeof(WOLFSSL_RC4_KEY) >= sizeof(Arc4) ? 1 : -1];
-    (void)sizeof(rc4_test);
+    wc_static_assert(sizeof(WOLFSSL_RC4_KEY) >= sizeof(Arc4));
 
     WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_RC4_set_key");
 
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/evp.c b/wolfcrypt/src/evp.c
index bcd87b428..9a7ed5f9b 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/evp.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/evp.c
@@ -10495,6 +10495,9 @@ int wolfSSL_EVP_MD_type(const WOLFSSL_EVP_MD* type)
                                const WOLFSSL_EVP_MD* md)
     {
         int ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
+    #ifdef WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT
+        wc_static_assert(WC_ASYNC_DEV_SIZE >= sizeof(WC_ASYNC_DEV));
+    #endif
 
         WOLFSSL_ENTER("EVP_DigestInit");
 
@@ -10502,14 +10505,6 @@ int wolfSSL_EVP_MD_type(const WOLFSSL_EVP_MD* type)
             return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
         }
 
-
-    #ifdef WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT
-        /* compile-time validation of ASYNC_CTX_SIZE */
-        typedef char async_test[WC_ASYNC_DEV_SIZE >= sizeof(WC_ASYNC_DEV) ?
-                                                                        1 : -1];
-        (void)sizeof(async_test);
-    #endif
-
         /* Set to 0 if no match */
         ctx->macType = EvpMd2MacType(md);
         if (md == NULL) {
diff --git a/wolfssl/internal.h b/wolfssl/internal.h
index d3a03e1d4..c7b7b6097 100644
--- a/wolfssl/internal.h
+++ b/wolfssl/internal.h
@@ -2071,18 +2071,9 @@ enum Misc {
 
 #define MAX_ENCRYPT_SZ ENCRYPT_LEN
 
-/* A static check to assert a relation between x and y */
-#define WOLFSSL_ASSERT_TEST(x, y, op) do {         \
-    typedef char _args_test_[(x) op (y) ? 1 : -1]; \
-    (void)sizeof(_args_test_);                     \
-} while(0)
+#define WOLFSSL_ASSERT_EQ(x, y) wc_static_assert((x) == (y))
 
-#define WOLFSSL_ASSERT_EQ(x, y) WOLFSSL_ASSERT_TEST(x, y, ==)
-
-#define WOLFSSL_ASSERT_SIZEOF_TEST(x, y, op) \
-    WOLFSSL_ASSERT_TEST(sizeof(x), sizeof(y), op)
-
-#define WOLFSSL_ASSERT_SIZEOF_GE(x, y) WOLFSSL_ASSERT_SIZEOF_TEST(x, y, >=)
+#define WOLFSSL_ASSERT_SIZEOF_GE(x, y) wc_static_assert(sizeof(x) >= sizeof(y))
 
 /* states. Adding state before HANDSHAKE_DONE will break session importing */
 enum states {
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h
index d5490c0e7..4b08b430e 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h
@@ -1693,11 +1693,16 @@ typedef struct w64wrapper {
         #define PRAGMA_DIAG_POP /* null expansion */
     #endif
 
-    #ifndef wc_static_assert
+    #define WC_CPP_CAT_(a, b) a ## b
+    #define WC_CPP_CAT(a, b) WC_CPP_CAT_(a, b)
+    #if defined(WC_NO_STATIC_ASSERT)
+        #define wc_static_assert(expr) struct wc_static_assert_dummy_struct
+        #define wc_static_assert2(expr, msg) wc_static_assert(expr)
+    #elif !defined(wc_static_assert)
         #if (defined(__cplusplus) && (__cplusplus >= 201703L)) || \
                (defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 202311L)) || \
                (defined(_MSVC_LANG) && (_MSVC_LANG >= 201103L))
-            /* directly usable variadic declaration */
+            /* native variadic static_assert() */
             #define wc_static_assert static_assert
             #ifndef wc_static_assert2
                 #define wc_static_assert2 static_assert
@@ -1722,8 +1727,11 @@ typedef struct w64wrapper {
                 #define wc_static_assert2(expr, msg) _Static_assert(expr, msg)
             #endif
         #else
-            /* fallback -- map wc_static_assert*() to do-nothing. */
-            #define wc_static_assert(expr) struct wc_static_assert_dummy_struct
+            /* C89-compatible fallback */
+            #define wc_static_assert(expr)                                     \
+                struct WC_CPP_CAT(wc_static_assert_dummy_struct_L, __LINE__) { \
+                    char t[(expr) ? 1 : -1];                                   \
+                }
             #ifndef wc_static_assert2
                 #define wc_static_assert2(expr, msg) wc_static_assert(expr)
             #endif