diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/AudioHRTF.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/AudioHRTF.cpp
index 20d782a414..7895a70595 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/AudioHRTF.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/AudioHRTF.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static void FIR_1x4_SSE(float* src, float* dst0, float* dst1, float* dst2, float
 
         float* ps = &src[i - HRTF_TAPS + 1];    // process forwards
 
-        assert(HRTF_TAPS % 4 == 0);
+        static_assert(HRTF_TAPS % 4 == 0, "HRTF_TAPS must be a multiple of 4");
 
         for (int k = 0; k < HRTF_TAPS; k += 4) {
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static void interpolate_SSE(const float* src0, const float* src1, float* dst, fl
     __m128 f0 = _mm_set1_ps(gain * (1.0f - frac));
     __m128 f1 = _mm_set1_ps(gain * frac);
 
-    assert(HRTF_TAPS % 4 == 0);
+    static_assert(HRTF_TAPS % 4 == 0, "HRTF_TAPS must be a multiple of 4");
 
     for (int k = 0; k < HRTF_TAPS; k += 4) {
 
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static void FIR_1x4(float* src, float* dst0, float* dst1, float* dst2, float* ds
 
         float* ps = &src[i - HRTF_TAPS + 1];    // process forwards
 
-        assert(HRTF_TAPS % 4 == 0);
+        static_assert(HRTF_TAPS % 4 == 0, "HRTF_TAPS must be a multiple of 4");
 
         for (int k = 0; k < HRTF_TAPS; k += 4) {
 
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/avx2/AudioHRTF_avx2.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/avx2/AudioHRTF_avx2.cpp
index e89128b173..501f010236 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/avx2/AudioHRTF_avx2.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/avx2/AudioHRTF_avx2.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void FIR_1x4_AVX2(float* src, float* dst0, float* dst1, float* dst2, float* dst3
 
         float* ps = &src[i - HRTF_TAPS + 1];    // process forwards
 
-        assert(HRTF_TAPS % 4 == 0);
+        static_assert(HRTF_TAPS % 4 == 0, "HRTF_TAPS must be a multiple of 4");
 
         for (int k = 0; k < HRTF_TAPS; k += 4) {
 
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/avx512/AudioHRTF_avx512.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/avx512/AudioHRTF_avx512.cpp
index a8bb62be35..fcec81fa4c 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/avx512/AudioHRTF_avx512.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/avx512/AudioHRTF_avx512.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void FIR_1x4_AVX512(float* src, float* dst0, float* dst1, float* dst2, float* ds
 
         float* ps = &src[i - HRTF_TAPS + 1];    // process forwards
 
-        assert(HRTF_TAPS % 4 == 0);
+        static_assert(HRTF_TAPS % 4 == 0, "HRTF_TAPS must be a multiple of 4");
 
         for (int k = 0; k < HRTF_TAPS; k += 4) {