diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcontainertools_impl.h b/src/corelib/tools/qcontainertools_impl.h
index 57c9c298356..425ec6ba394 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcontainertools_impl.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcontainertools_impl.h
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ auto associative_erase_if(Container &c, Predicate &pred)
                 ++it;
             }
         } else {
-            static_assert(sizeof(Container) == 0, "Predicate has an incompatible signature");
+            static_assert(type_dependent_false<Container>(), "Predicate has an incompatible signature");
         }
     }