diff --git a/components/freertos/queue.c b/components/freertos/queue.c
index a3a14931a..f6b63de5e 100644
--- a/components/freertos/queue.c
+++ b/components/freertos/queue.c
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ Queue_t * const pxQueue = ( Queue_t * ) xQueue;
 			the real queue and semaphore structures. */
 			volatile size_t xSize = sizeof( StaticQueue_t );
 			configASSERT( xSize == sizeof( Queue_t ) );
+			( void ) xSize; /* Keeps lint quiet when configASSERT() is not defined. */
 		}
 		#endif /* configASSERT_DEFINED */
 
diff --git a/components/freertos/timers.c b/components/freertos/timers.c
index 6427a215e..3a86b6509 100644
--- a/components/freertos/timers.c
+++ b/components/freertos/timers.c
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ BaseType_t xReturn = pdFAIL;
 			structures. */
 			volatile size_t xSize = sizeof( StaticTimer_t );
 			configASSERT( xSize == sizeof( Timer_t ) );
+			( void ) xSize; /* Keeps lint quiet when configASSERT() is not defined. */
 		}
 		#endif /* configASSERT_DEFINED */