diff --git a/include/toolchain/gcc.h b/include/toolchain/gcc.h
index 758c642fe24..1482d87f5aa 100644
--- a/include/toolchain/gcc.h
+++ b/include/toolchain/gcc.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 	(__STDC_VERSION__) >= 201100
 #define BUILD_ASSERT(EXPR, MSG...) _Static_assert(EXPR, "" MSG)
 #define BUILD_ASSERT_MSG(EXPR, MSG) __DEPRECATED_MACRO BUILD_ASSERT(EXPR, MSG)
+#else
+#define BUILD_ASSERT(EXPR, MSG...)
+#define BUILD_ASSERT_MSG(EXPR, MSG)
 #endif
 
 #include <toolchain/common.h>