diff --git a/kernel/include/hos_defines.h b/kernel/include/hos_defines.h
index 073e029..2ad5a37 100644
--- a/kernel/include/hos_defines.h
+++ b/kernel/include/hos_defines.h
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 #define KERNEL_TIMER_FREQ       1000
 
 #define BUILD_BUG_ON(condition) \
-    ((void) sizeof(struct { int : -!!(condition); }))
+    do { \
+        typedef struct { int negative_width_test : ((condition)?-1:1); } \
+            BUILD_BUG_ON_DUMMY_STRUCT; \
+    } \
+    while(0)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {