diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_pipe_depthstencil.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_pipe_depthstencil.c
index 83fcdc3d80b..c5d83c33f29 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_pipe_depthstencil.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_pipe_depthstencil.c
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ define_depth_stencil_state_object(struct svga_context *svga,
    ds->id = util_bitmask_add(svga->ds_object_id_bm);
 
    /* spot check that these comparision tokens are the same */
-   assert(SVGA3D_COMPARISON_NEVER == SVGA3D_CMP_NEVER);
-   assert(SVGA3D_COMPARISON_LESS == SVGA3D_CMP_LESS);
-   assert(SVGA3D_COMPARISON_NOT_EQUAL == SVGA3D_CMP_NOTEQUAL);
+   STATIC_ASSERT(SVGA3D_COMPARISON_NEVER == SVGA3D_CMP_NEVER);
+   STATIC_ASSERT(SVGA3D_COMPARISON_LESS == SVGA3D_CMP_LESS);
+   STATIC_ASSERT(SVGA3D_COMPARISON_NOT_EQUAL == SVGA3D_CMP_NOTEQUAL);
 
    /* Loop in case command buffer is full and we need to flush and retry */
    for (try = 0; try < 2; try++) {
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_rss.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_rss.c
index d43894d71b1..317b44eef00 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_rss.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_rss.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct rs_queue {
 
 #define EMIT_RS(svga, value, token, fail)                       \
 do {                                                            \
-   assert(SVGA3D_RS_##token < Elements(svga->state.hw_draw.rs)); \
+   STATIC_ASSERT(SVGA3D_RS_##token < Elements(svga->state.hw_draw.rs)); \
    if (svga->state.hw_draw.rs[SVGA3D_RS_##token] != value) {    \
       svga_queue_rs( &queue, SVGA3D_RS_##token, value );        \
       svga->state.hw_draw.rs[SVGA3D_RS_##token] = value;        \
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ do {                                                            \
 #define EMIT_RS_FLOAT(svga, fvalue, token, fail)                \
 do {                                                            \
    unsigned value = fui(fvalue);                                \
-   assert(SVGA3D_RS_##token < Elements(svga->state.hw_draw.rs)); \
+   STATIC_ASSERT(SVGA3D_RS_##token < Elements(svga->state.hw_draw.rs)); \
    if (svga->state.hw_draw.rs[SVGA3D_RS_##token] != value) {    \
       svga_queue_rs( &queue, SVGA3D_RS_##token, value );        \
       svga->state.hw_draw.rs[SVGA3D_RS_##token] = value;        \
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_tss.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_tss.c
index 4debbf1669b..fd6d1ce84b4 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_tss.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_tss.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ svga_queue_tss( struct ts_queue *q,
 #define EMIT_TS(svga, unit, val, token)                                 \
 do {                                                                    \
    assert(unit < Elements(svga->state.hw_draw.ts));                     \
-   assert(SVGA3D_TS_##token < Elements(svga->state.hw_draw.ts[unit]));  \
+   STATIC_ASSERT(SVGA3D_TS_##token < Elements(svga->state.hw_draw.ts[unit])); \
    if (svga->state.hw_draw.ts[unit][SVGA3D_TS_##token] != val) {        \
       svga_queue_tss( queue, unit, SVGA3D_TS_##token, val );            \
       svga->state.hw_draw.ts[unit][SVGA3D_TS_##token] = val;            \
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ do {                                                                    \
 do {                                                                    \
    unsigned val = fui(fvalue);                                          \
    assert(unit < Elements(svga->state.hw_draw.ts));                     \
-   assert(SVGA3D_TS_##token < Elements(svga->state.hw_draw.ts[unit]));  \
+   STATIC_ASSERT(SVGA3D_TS_##token < Elements(svga->state.hw_draw.ts[unit])); \
    if (svga->state.hw_draw.ts[unit][SVGA3D_TS_##token] != val) {        \
       svga_queue_tss( queue, unit, SVGA3D_TS_##token, val );            \
       svga->state.hw_draw.ts[unit][SVGA3D_TS_##token] = val;            \