diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
index aa52fc17bf..9d3c1be4b1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
@@ -1729,8 +1729,8 @@ template <> class QStaticAssertFailure<true> {};
 
 #define Q_STATIC_ASSERT_PRIVATE_JOIN(A, B) Q_STATIC_ASSERT_PRIVATE_JOIN_IMPL(A, B)
 #define Q_STATIC_ASSERT_PRIVATE_JOIN_IMPL(A, B) A ## B
-#define Q_STATIC_ASSERT(...) \
-    enum {Q_STATIC_ASSERT_PRIVATE_JOIN(q_static_assert_result, __LINE__) = sizeof(QStaticAssertFailure<bool(__VA_ARGS__)>)}
+#define Q_STATIC_ASSERT(Condition) \
+    enum {Q_STATIC_ASSERT_PRIVATE_JOIN(q_static_assert_result, __LINE__) = sizeof(QStaticAssertFailure<bool(Condition)>)}
 
 Q_CORE_EXPORT void qt_check_pointer(const char *, int);
 Q_CORE_EXPORT void qBadAlloc();
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qglobal/tst_qglobal.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qglobal/tst_qglobal.cpp
index 9dc78a14c0..9c6e5ced47 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qglobal/tst_qglobal.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qglobal/tst_qglobal.cpp
@@ -319,8 +319,9 @@ struct Template
 
 struct MyTemplate
 {
-    Q_STATIC_ASSERT(Template<TypeDef, int>::True);
-    Q_STATIC_ASSERT(!!Template<TypeDef, int>::True);
+    static const bool Value = Template<TypeDef, int>::True;
+    Q_STATIC_ASSERT(Value);
+    Q_STATIC_ASSERT(!!Value);
 };
 
 void tst_QGlobal::qstaticassert()