diff --git a/src/basic/missing_audit.h b/src/basic/missing_audit.h
index e14599ebe6..3aaec1ee24 100644
--- a/src/basic/missing_audit.h
+++ b/src/basic/missing_audit.h
@@ -7,20 +7,25 @@
 #  include <libaudit.h>
 #endif
 
+/* We use _Static_assert() directly here instead of assert_cc()
+ * because if we include macro.h in this header, the invocation
+ * of generate-audit_type-list.sh becomes more complex.
+ */
+
 #ifndef AUDIT_SERVICE_START
 #  define AUDIT_SERVICE_START 1130 /* Service (daemon) start */
 #else
-assert_cc(AUDIT_SERVICE_START == 1130);
+_Static_assert(AUDIT_SERVICE_START == 1130, "");
 #endif
 
 #ifndef AUDIT_SERVICE_STOP
 #  define AUDIT_SERVICE_STOP 1131 /* Service (daemon) stop */
 #else
-assert_cc(AUDIT_SERVICE_STOP == 1131);
+_Static_assert(AUDIT_SERVICE_STOP == 1131, "");
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MAX_AUDIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH
 #  define MAX_AUDIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH 8970
 #else
-assert_cc(MAX_AUDIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH == 8970);
+_Static_assert(MAX_AUDIT_MESSAGE_LENGTH == 8970, "");
 #endif