diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
index fabc8042..028f21eb 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
@@ -1283,8 +1283,13 @@ constexpr bool InstantiateTypedTestCase_P_IsDeprecated() { return true; }
 // Suppress MSVC warning 4072 (unreachable code) for the code following
 // statement if it returns or throws (or doesn't return or throw in some
 // situations).
+// NOTE: The "else" is important to keep this expansion to prevent a top-level
+// "else" from attaching to our "if".
 #define GTEST_SUPPRESS_UNREACHABLE_CODE_WARNING_BELOW_(statement) \
-  if (::testing::internal::AlwaysTrue()) { statement; }
+  if (::testing::internal::AlwaysTrue()) {                        \
+    statement;                                                    \
+  } else                     /* NOLINT */                         \
+    static_assert(true, "")  // User must have a semicolon after expansion.
 
 #define GTEST_TEST_THROW_(statement, expected_exception, fail) \
   GTEST_AMBIGUOUS_ELSE_BLOCKER_ \