diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 4ebb0fc5d9..7d9a36b0a7 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-07-21	Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
+
+	PR 1842/cpukit
+	* score/include/rtems/score/basedefs.h: Added RTEMS_STATIC_ASSERT().
+
 2011-07-19	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* score/include/rtems/score/chain.h: Fix typo.
diff --git a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/basedefs.h b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/basedefs.h
index 91774e4fec..086c9fd5c2 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/basedefs.h
+++ b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/basedefs.h
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@
   #define RTEMS_COMPILER_DEPRECATED_ATTRIBUTE
 #endif
 
+#define RTEMS_STATIC_ASSERT(cond, msg) \
+  typedef int rtems_static_assert ## msg [(cond) ? 1 : -1]
+
 #ifndef ASM
   #ifdef RTEMS_DEPRECATED_TYPES
     typedef bool boolean;