diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/Unused Entities/UnusedStaticVariables.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/Unused Entities/UnusedStaticVariables.ql
index 26cf42521e5..3ad43998d18 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/Unused Entities/UnusedStaticVariables.ql	
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/Unused Entities/UnusedStaticVariables.ql	
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from Variable v
 where
   v.isStatic() and
   v.hasDefinition() and
+  not v.isConstexpr() and
   not exists(VariableAccess a | a.getTarget() = v) and
   not v instanceof MemberVariable and
   not declarationHasSideEffects(v) and