diff --git a/script/ci-custom.py b/script/ci-custom.py
index 8c405b04ae..231f587068 100755
--- a/script/ci-custom.py
+++ b/script/ci-custom.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def highlight(s):
     ],
 )
 def lint_no_defines(fname, match):
-    s = highlight(f"static const uint8_t {match.group(1)} = {match.group(2)};")
+    s = highlight(f"static constexpr uint8_t {match.group(1)} = {match.group(2)};")
     return (
         "#define macros for integer constants are not allowed, please use "
         f"{s} style instead (replace uint8_t with the appropriate "