diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
index 7da3e97be5..565cf42bb7 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 #define ADDRESS_LIFETIME_PADDING 5
 
 G_STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof ( ((NMPlatformLink *) NULL)->addr.data ) == NM_UTILS_HWADDR_LEN_MAX);
+G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIPAddress, address_ptr) == G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIP4Address, address));
+G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIPAddress, address_ptr) == G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIP6Address, address));
+G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIPRoute, network_ptr) == G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIP4Route, network));
+G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIPRoute, network_ptr) == G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIP6Route, network));
 
 #define _NMLOG_DOMAIN           LOGD_PLATFORM
 #define _NMLOG_PREFIX_NAME      "platform"
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.h b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
index 33fc480c92..e894504028 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.h
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ struct _NMPlatformIP4Address {
 	in_addr_t peer_address;  /* PTP peer address */
 	char label[IFNAMSIZ];
 };
-G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIPAddress, address_ptr) == G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIP4Address, address));
 
 /**
  * NMPlatformIP6Address:
@@ -234,7 +233,6 @@ struct _NMPlatformIP6Address {
 	struct in6_addr peer_address;
 	guint flags; /* ifa_flags from <linux/if_addr.h>, field type "unsigned int" is as used in rtnl_addr_get_flags. */
 };
-G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIPAddress, address_ptr) == G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIP6Address, address));
 
 typedef union {
 	NMPlatformIPAddress  ax;
@@ -291,14 +289,12 @@ struct _NMPlatformIP4Route {
 	 * no pref-src is set.  */
 	guint32 pref_src;
 };
-G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIPRoute, network_ptr) == G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIP4Route, network));
 
 struct _NMPlatformIP6Route {
 	__NMPlatformIPRoute_COMMON;
 	struct in6_addr network;
 	struct in6_addr gateway;
 };
-G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIPRoute, network_ptr) == G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMPlatformIP6Route, network));
 
 typedef union {
 	NMPlatformIPRoute  rx;