diff --git a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
index def0b448c..ffd86a1c9 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ public:
 //
 static int AppInitRPC(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+    static_assert(CONTINUE_EXECUTION != EXIT_FAILURE,
+                  "CONTINUE_EXECUTION should be different from EXIT_FAILURE");
+    static_assert(CONTINUE_EXECUTION != EXIT_SUCCESS,
+                  "CONTINUE_EXECUTION should be different from EXIT_SUCCESS");
     //
     // Parameters
     //