diff --git a/fit/always.h b/fit/always.h
index 3996a3d..7f0af8d 100644
--- a/fit/always.h
+++ b/fit/always.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <fit/detail/unwrap.h>
 #include <fit/detail/static_constexpr.h>
+#include <fit/detail/static_const.h>
 
 /// always
 /// ======
@@ -86,8 +87,8 @@ struct always_ref_f
 
 }
 
-FIT_STATIC_CONSTEXPR detail::always_f always = {};
-FIT_STATIC_CONSTEXPR detail::always_ref_f always_ref = {};
+static constexpr auto& always = static_const<detail::always_f>();
+static constexpr auto& always_ref = static_const<detail::always_ref_f>();
 
 }
 
diff --git a/fit/apply.h b/fit/apply.h
index fbce56b..c55dcf2 100644
--- a/fit/apply.h
+++ b/fit/apply.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 #include <fit/returns.h>
 #include <fit/detail/forward.h>
-#include <fit/detail/static_constexpr.h>
+#include <fit/detail/static_const.h>
 
 namespace fit {
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct apply_f
 
 }
 
-FIT_STATIC_CONSTEXPR detail::apply_f apply = {};
+static constexpr auto& apply = static_const<detail::apply_f>();
 
 }