diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index b471359ac92a..30b9efff30f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ unsigned long read_word_at_a_time(const void *addr)
  * 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),				\