diff --git a/ssl/ssl_lib.c b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
index 1ad825ac..ec054d26 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ SSL3_ENC_METHOD ssl3_undef_enc_method={
 		 int use_context)) ssl_undefined_function,
 	};
 
+/* Some error codes are special. Ensure the make_errors.go script
+ * never regresses this. */
+OPENSSL_COMPILE_ASSERT(
+	SSL_R_TLSV1_ALERT_NO_RENEGOTIATION ==
+		SSL_AD_NO_RENEGOTIATION + SSL_AD_REASON_OFFSET,
+	ssl_alert_reason_code_mismatch);
+
 int SSL_clear(SSL *s)
 	{
 
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_test.c b/ssl/ssl_test.c
index 97a1967f..cc632681 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_test.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_test.c
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@
 #include "openssl/ssl.h"
 
 int main(void) {
-  /* Some error codes are special, but the make_errors.go script doesn't know
-   * this. This test will catch the case where something regenerates the error
-   * codes with the script but doesn't fix up the special ones. */
-  if (SSL_R_TLSV1_ALERT_NO_RENEGOTIATION != 100 + SSL_AD_REASON_OFFSET) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "SSL alert errors don't match up.\n");
-    return 1;
-  }
-
   printf("PASS\n");
   return 0;
 }