diff --git a/archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c b/archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c
index 1360abef7..7b6f45934 100644
--- a/archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c
+++ b/archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c
@@ -1118,9 +1118,8 @@ static int check_header_gzip(STATE_PARAM transformer_state_t *xstate)
 			uint8_t os_flags_UNUSED;
 		} PACKED formatted;
 	} header;
-	struct BUG_header {
-		char BUG_header[sizeof(header) == 8 ? 1 : -1];
-	};
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(header) != 8);
 
 	/*
 	 * Rewind bytebuffer. We use the beginning because the header has 8
diff --git a/editors/sed.c b/editors/sed.c
index 7bbf820d8..a8c35388b 100644
--- a/editors/sed.c
+++ b/editors/sed.c
@@ -162,10 +162,8 @@ struct globals {
 	} pipeline;
 } FIX_ALIASING;
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
-struct BUG_G_too_big {
-	char BUG_G_too_big[sizeof(G) <= COMMON_BUFSIZE ? 1 : -1];
-};
 #define INIT_G() do { \
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE); \
 	G.sed_cmd_tail = &G.sed_cmd_head; \
 } while (0)
 
@@ -501,9 +499,11 @@ static const char *parse_cmd_args(sed_cmd_t *sed_cmd, const char *cmdstr)
 		IDX_rbrace,
 		IDX_nul
 	};
-	struct chk { char chk[sizeof(cmd_letters)-1 == IDX_nul ? 1 : -1]; };
+	unsigned idx;
 
-	unsigned idx = strchrnul(cmd_letters, sed_cmd->cmd) - cmd_letters;
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(cmd_letters)-1 != IDX_nul);
+
+	idx = strchrnul(cmd_letters, sed_cmd->cmd) - cmd_letters;
 
 	/* handle (s)ubstitution command */
 	if (idx == IDX_s) {
diff --git a/findutils/find.c b/findutils/find.c
index bd7ccc323..5bd753536 100644
--- a/findutils/find.c
+++ b/findutils/find.c
@@ -423,9 +423,7 @@ struct globals {
 } FIX_ALIASING;
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
 #define INIT_G() do { \
-	struct G_sizecheck { \
-		char G_sizecheck[sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE ? -1 : 1]; \
-	}; \
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE); \
 	/* we have to zero it out because of NOEXEC */ \
 	memset(&G, 0, sizeof(G)); \
 	IF_FEATURE_FIND_MAXDEPTH(G.minmaxdepth[1] = INT_MAX;) \
diff --git a/findutils/grep.c b/findutils/grep.c
index b9621384e..10b69275a 100644
--- a/findutils/grep.c
+++ b/findutils/grep.c
@@ -203,9 +203,7 @@ struct globals {
 } FIX_ALIASING;
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
 #define INIT_G() do { \
-	struct G_sizecheck { \
-		char G_sizecheck[sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE ? -1 : 1]; \
-	}; \
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE); \
 } while (0)
 #define max_matches       (G.max_matches         )
 #if !ENABLE_EXTRA_COMPAT
diff --git a/miscutils/hdparm.c b/miscutils/hdparm.c
index 9c486e7aa..8e201ac35 100644
--- a/miscutils/hdparm.c
+++ b/miscutils/hdparm.c
@@ -368,9 +368,6 @@ struct globals {
 #endif
 } FIX_ALIASING;
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
-struct BUG_G_too_big {
-	char BUG_G_too_big[sizeof(G) <= COMMON_BUFSIZE ? 1 : -1];
-};
 #define get_identity       (G.get_identity           )
 #define get_geom           (G.get_geom               )
 #define do_flush           (G.do_flush               )
@@ -433,7 +430,9 @@ struct BUG_G_too_big {
 #define hwif_data          (G.hwif_data              )
 #define hwif_ctrl          (G.hwif_ctrl              )
 #define hwif_irq           (G.hwif_irq               )
-#define INIT_G() do { } while (0)
+#define INIT_G() do { \
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE); \
+} while (0)
 
 
 /* Busybox messages and functions */
diff --git a/miscutils/taskset.c b/miscutils/taskset.c
index 2646e1dab..100b1d926 100644
--- a/miscutils/taskset.c
+++ b/miscutils/taskset.c
@@ -75,12 +75,10 @@ static char *from_cpuset(cpu_set_t *mask)
 #define TASKSET_PRINTF_MASK "%llx"
 static unsigned long long from_cpuset(cpu_set_t *mask)
 {
-	struct BUG_CPU_SETSIZE_is_too_small {
-		char BUG_CPU_SETSIZE_is_too_small[
-			CPU_SETSIZE < sizeof(int) ? -1 : 1];
-	};
 	char *p = (void*)mask;
 
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(CPU_SETSIZE < sizeof(int));
+
 	/* Take the least significant bits. Careful!
 	 * Consider both CPU_SETSIZE=4 and CPU_SETSIZE=1024 cases
 	 */
diff --git a/networking/inetd.c b/networking/inetd.c
index dce5a0885..243165a07 100644
--- a/networking/inetd.c
+++ b/networking/inetd.c
@@ -329,9 +329,6 @@ struct globals {
 } FIX_ALIASING;
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
 enum { LINE_SIZE = COMMON_BUFSIZE - offsetof(struct globals, line) };
-struct BUG_G_too_big {
-	char BUG_G_too_big[sizeof(G) <= COMMON_BUFSIZE ? 1 : -1];
-};
 #define rlim_ofile_cur  (G.rlim_ofile_cur )
 #define rlim_ofile      (G.rlim_ofile     )
 #define serv_list       (G.serv_list      )
@@ -352,6 +349,7 @@ struct BUG_G_too_big {
 #define allsock         (G.allsock        )
 #define line            (G.line           )
 #define INIT_G() do { \
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE); \
 	rlim_ofile_cur = OPEN_MAX; \
 	global_queuelen = 128; \
 	config_filename = "/etc/inetd.conf"; \
diff --git a/networking/nbd-client.c b/networking/nbd-client.c
index a601430b6..70869d651 100644
--- a/networking/nbd-client.c
+++ b/networking/nbd-client.c
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ int nbdclient_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		uint32_t flags;
 		char data[124];
 	} nbd_header;
-	struct bug_check {
-		char c[offsetof(struct nbd_header_t, data) == 8+8+8+4 ? 1 : -1];
-	};
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct nbd_header_t, data) != 8+8+8+4);
 
 	// Parse command line stuff (just a stub now)
 	if (argc != 4)
diff --git a/networking/telnet.c b/networking/telnet.c
index 3bb6fb1ba..944cf1bd6 100644
--- a/networking/telnet.c
+++ b/networking/telnet.c
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ struct globals {
 } FIX_ALIASING;
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
 #define INIT_G() do { \
-	struct G_sizecheck { \
-		char G_sizecheck[sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE ? -1 : 1]; \
-	}; \
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE); \
 } while (0)
 
 
diff --git a/procps/top.c b/procps/top.c
index 3d67c3cfd..9a3f171ac 100644
--- a/procps/top.c
+++ b/procps/top.c
@@ -184,10 +184,6 @@ struct globals {
 }; //FIX_ALIASING; - large code growth
 enum { LINE_BUF_SIZE = COMMON_BUFSIZE - offsetof(struct globals, line_buf) };
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
-struct BUG_bad_size {
-	char BUG_G_too_big[sizeof(G) <= COMMON_BUFSIZE ? 1 : -1];
-	char BUG_line_buf_too_small[LINE_BUF_SIZE > 80 ? 1 : -1];
-};
 #define top              (G.top               )
 #define ntop             (G.ntop              )
 #define sort_field       (G.sort_field        )
@@ -204,7 +200,10 @@ struct BUG_bad_size {
 #define num_cpus         (G.num_cpus          )
 #define total_pcpu       (G.total_pcpu        )
 #define line_buf         (G.line_buf          )
-#define INIT_G() do { } while (0)
+#define INIT_G() do { \
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE); \
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(LINE_BUF_SIZE <= 80); \
+} while (0)
 
 enum {
 	OPT_d = (1 << 0),