diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/keywords.c b/scripts/genksyms/keywords.c
index 057c6cabad1d..b85e0979a00c 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/keywords.c
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/keywords.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ static struct resword {
 	{ "restrict", RESTRICT_KEYW },
 	{ "asm", ASM_KEYW },
 
+	// c11 keywords that can be used at module scope
+	{ "_Static_assert", STATIC_ASSERT_KEYW },
+
 	// attribute commented out in modutils 2.4.2.  People are using 'attribute' as a
 	// field name which breaks the genksyms parser.  It is not a gcc keyword anyway.
 	// KAO. },
diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/lex.l b/scripts/genksyms/lex.l
index e265c5d96861..ae76472efc43 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/lex.l
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/lex.l
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ yylex(void)
 {
   static enum {
     ST_NOTSTARTED, ST_NORMAL, ST_ATTRIBUTE, ST_ASM, ST_TYPEOF, ST_TYPEOF_1,
-    ST_BRACKET, ST_BRACE, ST_EXPRESSION,
+    ST_BRACKET, ST_BRACE, ST_EXPRESSION, ST_STATIC_ASSERT,
     ST_TABLE_1, ST_TABLE_2, ST_TABLE_3, ST_TABLE_4,
     ST_TABLE_5, ST_TABLE_6
   } lexstate = ST_NOTSTARTED;
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@ repeat:
 
 		  case EXPORT_SYMBOL_KEYW:
 		      goto fini;
+
+		  case STATIC_ASSERT_KEYW:
+		    lexstate = ST_STATIC_ASSERT;
+		    count = 0;
+		    goto repeat;
 		  }
 	      }
 	    if (!suppress_type_lookup)
@@ -401,6 +406,26 @@ repeat:
 	}
       break;
 
+    case ST_STATIC_ASSERT:
+      APP;
+      switch (token)
+	{
+	case '(':
+	  ++count;
+	  goto repeat;
+	case ')':
+	  if (--count == 0)
+	    {
+	      lexstate = ST_NORMAL;
+	      token = STATIC_ASSERT_PHRASE;
+	      break;
+	    }
+	  goto repeat;
+	default:
+	  goto repeat;
+	}
+      break;
+
     case ST_TABLE_1:
       goto repeat;
 
diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/parse.y b/scripts/genksyms/parse.y
index e22b42245bcc..8e9b5e69e8f0 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/parse.y
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/parse.y
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static void record_compound(struct string_list **keyw,
 %token SHORT_KEYW
 %token SIGNED_KEYW
 %token STATIC_KEYW
+%token STATIC_ASSERT_KEYW
 %token STRUCT_KEYW
 %token TYPEDEF_KEYW
 %token UNION_KEYW
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ static void record_compound(struct string_list **keyw,
 %token BRACE_PHRASE
 %token BRACKET_PHRASE
 %token EXPRESSION_PHRASE
+%token STATIC_ASSERT_PHRASE
 
 %token CHAR
 %token DOTS
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ declaration1:
 	| function_definition
 	| asm_definition
 	| export_definition
+	| static_assert
 	| error ';'				{ $$ = $2; }
 	| error '}'				{ $$ = $2; }
 	;
@@ -493,6 +496,10 @@ export_definition:
 		{ export_symbol((*$3)->string); $$ = $5; }
 	;
 
+/* Ignore any module scoped _Static_assert(...) */
+static_assert:
+	STATIC_ASSERT_PHRASE ';'			{ $$ = $2; }
+	;
 
 %%