diff --git a/src/header/assert/cbindgen.toml b/src/header/assert/cbindgen.toml
index eea531eabd..41657cd05c 100644
--- a/src/header/assert/cbindgen.toml
+++ b/src/header/assert/cbindgen.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ trailer = """
 #undef assert
 #endif
 
+#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L && !defined(__cplusplus)
+#define static_assert _Static_assert
+#endif
+
 #ifdef NDEBUG
 # define assert(cond) (void) 0
 #else
diff --git a/tests/assert.c b/tests/assert.c
index 6049a38e17..194c1a69f3 100644
--- a/tests/assert.c
+++ b/tests/assert.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 int main(void) {
     assert(1 == 1);
     assert(1 + 1 == 2);
+    static_assert(3 == 3);
     puts("yay!");
 
     if (assert(0 == 0), 1) {