diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafProjectDataModel/cafPdmObject.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafProjectDataModel/cafPdmObject.h
index 3251f23bad..007c128703 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafProjectDataModel/cafPdmObject.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafProjectDataModel/cafPdmObject.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class PdmObjectCapability;
     \
     static bool chekingThePresenceOfHeaderAndSourceInitMacros = \
           Error_You_forgot_to_add_the_macro_CAF_PDM_XML_HEADER_INIT_and_or_CAF_PDM_XML_SOURCE_INIT_to_your_cpp_file_for_this_class(); \
+    assert(chekingThePresenceOfHeaderAndSourceInitMacros); \
     this->isInheritedFromPdmUiObject(); \
     this->isInheritedFromPdmXmlSerializable(); \
     \
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ class PdmObjectCapability;
     \
     static bool chekingThePresenceOfHeaderAndSourceInitMacros =  \
             Error_You_forgot_to_add_the_macro_CAF_PDM_XML_HEADER_INIT_and_or_CAF_PDM_XML_SOURCE_INIT_to_your_cpp_file_for_this_class(); \
+    assert(chekingThePresenceOfHeaderAndSourceInitMacros); \
     this->isInheritedFromPdmUiObject(); \
     this->isInheritedFromPdmXmlSerializable(); \
     \