diff --git a/perl.h b/perl.h
index dcb184b..3e7cde2 100644
--- a/perl.h
+++ b/perl.h
@@ -3543,7 +3543,8 @@ typedef pthread_key_t	perl_key;
    STATIC_ASSERT_STMT expands to a statement and is suitable for use inside a
    function.
 */
-#if (defined(static_assert) || (defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus >= 201103L)) && (!defined(__IBMC__) || __IBMC__ >= 1210)
+#if (defined(static_assert) || (defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus >= 201103L)) && (!defined(__IBMC__) || __IBMC__ >= 1210) && (!defined(__LCC__)) 
+
 /* static_assert is a macro defined in <assert.h> in C11 or a compiler
    builtin in C++11.
 */