diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
index bfa2a4be..0b42dde8 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
@@ -2215,29 +2215,29 @@ using TimeInMillis = int64_t;  // Represents time in milliseconds.
 #define GTEST_DECLARE_bool_(name)          \
   namespace testing {                      \
   GTEST_API_ extern bool GTEST_FLAG(name); \
-  }
+  } static_assert(true, "no-op to require trailing semicolon")
 #define GTEST_DECLARE_int32_(name)                 \
   namespace testing {                              \
   GTEST_API_ extern std::int32_t GTEST_FLAG(name); \
-  }
+  } static_assert(true, "no-op to require trailing semicolon")
 #define GTEST_DECLARE_string_(name)                 \
   namespace testing {                               \
   GTEST_API_ extern ::std::string GTEST_FLAG(name); \
-  }
+  } static_assert(true, "no-op to require trailing semicolon")
 
 // Macros for defining flags.
 #define GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(name, default_val, doc)  \
   namespace testing {                               \
   GTEST_API_ bool GTEST_FLAG(name) = (default_val); \
-  }
+  } static_assert(true, "no-op to require trailing semicolon")
 #define GTEST_DEFINE_int32_(name, default_val, doc)         \
   namespace testing {                                       \
   GTEST_API_ std::int32_t GTEST_FLAG(name) = (default_val); \
-  }
+  } static_assert(true, "no-op to require trailing semicolon")
 #define GTEST_DEFINE_string_(name, default_val, doc)         \
   namespace testing {                                        \
   GTEST_API_ ::std::string GTEST_FLAG(name) = (default_val); \
-  }
+  } static_assert(true, "no-op to require trailing semicolon")
 
 #endif  // !defined(GTEST_DECLARE_bool_)