diff --git a/fonts.d b/fonts.d
index 935cc2b..44d82c8 100644
--- a/fonts.d
+++ b/fonts.d
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ CreateAtlas(Arena* arena, FontFace font, f32 size, u32 dimension, bool y_origin_
 			f32 top    = font.glyph.bitmap_top;
 			f32 left   = font.glyph.bitmap_left;
 
-			static assert(y_origin_top, "only y_origin_top is currently supported");
+			assert(y_origin_top, "only y_origin_top is currently supported");
 
 			g.ch           = cast(dchar)char_code;
 			g.advance      = cast(f32)(glyph.advance.x >> 6);