diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 5508011cc0c7..5f8749440c6a 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s
  * compiler has support to do so.
  */
 #define compiletime_assert(condition, msg) \
-	_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
+	_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __COUNTER__)
 
 #define compiletime_assert_atomic_type(t)				\
 	compiletime_assert(__native_word(t),				\