diff --git a/AK/Assertions.h b/AK/Assertions.h
index fbe3a86d70..cb28d8f7f4 100644
--- a/AK/Assertions.h
+++ b/AK/Assertions.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #else
 #    include <assert.h>
 #    define VERIFY assert
-#    define VERIFY_NOT_REACHED() assert(false)
+#    define VERIFY_NOT_REACHED() assert(false) /* NOLINT(cert-dcl03-c,misc-static-assert) No, this can't be static_assert, it's a runtime check */
 static constexpr bool TODO = false;
 #    define TODO() VERIFY(TODO)
 #endif