diff --git a/queue.c b/queue.c
index 7ed8e9878..ecfc0f807 100644
--- a/queue.c
+++ b/queue.c
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ BaseType_t xQueueGenericReset( QueueHandle_t xQueue,
                  * variable of type StaticQueue_t or StaticSemaphore_t equals the size of
                  * the real queue and semaphore structures. */
                 volatile size_t xSize = sizeof( StaticQueue_t );
-                configASSERT( xSize == sizeof( Queue_t ) );
+
+                /* This assertion cannot be branch covered in unit tests */
+                configASSERT( xSize == sizeof( Queue_t ) ); /* LCOV_EXCL_BR_LINE */
                 ( void ) xSize; /* Keeps lint quiet when configASSERT() is not defined. */
             }
         #endif /* configASSERT_DEFINED */