1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/sort.c b/src/sort.c
index 24c3e94f50c..0bf51da5aff 100644
--- a/src/sort.c
+++ b/src/sort.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ tim_sort (Lisp_Object predicate, Lisp_Object keyfunc,
         {
           /* Fill with valid Lisp values in case a GC occurs before all
              keys have been computed.  */
-          verify (NIL_IS_ZERO);
+          static_assert (NIL_IS_ZERO);
           keys = allocated_keys = xzalloc (length * word_size);
         }