diff --git a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/debug.hpp b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/debug.hpp
index f5baea7a..effff3eb 100644
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/debug.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/debug.hpp
@@ -10,14 +10,18 @@
 #define raise_debug_assert(SizeT, msg, param1, param2, param3)                                                         \
     raise_exception(SizeT, EXN_ASSERTION_ERROR, "IRRT debug assert failed: " msg, param1, param2, param3);
 
-#define debug_assert_eq(SizeT, lhs, rhs)                                                                               \
-    if (IRRT_DEBUG_ASSERT_BOOL && (lhs) != (rhs))                                                                      \
-    {                                                                                                                  \
-        raise_debug_assert(SizeT, "LHS = {0}. RHS = {1}", lhs, rhs, NO_PARAM);                                         \
+#define debug_assert_eq(SizeT, lhs, rhs) if constexpr (IRRT_DEBUG_ASSERT_BOOL)
+{
+    if ((lhs) != (rhs))
+    {
+        raise_debug_assert(SizeT, "LHS = {0}. RHS = {1}", lhs, rhs, NO_PARAM);
     }
+}
 
-#define debug_assert(SizeT, expr)                                                                                      \
-    if (IRRT_DEBUG_ASSERT_BOOL && !(expr))                                                                             \
-    {                                                                                                                  \
-        raise_debug_assert(SizeT, "Got false.", NO_PARAM, NO_PARAM, NO_PARAM);                                         \
-    }
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+#define debug_assert(SizeT, expr) if constexpr (IRRT_DEBUG_ASSERT_BOOL)
+{
+    if (!(expr))
+    {
+        raise_debug_assert(SizeT, "Got false.", NO_PARAM, NO_PARAM, NO_PARAM);
+    }
+}
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