diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/consts.rs b/clippy_utils/src/consts.rs
index 1d6f7acab13..0e916ca8164 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/consts.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/consts.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_ast::ast::{self, LitFloatType, LitKind};
 use rustc_data_structures::sync::Lrc;
 use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, Res};
-use rustc_hir::{BinOp, BinOpKind, Block, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, QPath, UnOp};
+use rustc_hir::{BinOp, BinOpKind, Block, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, Item, ItemKind, Node, QPath, UnOp};
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
 use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::Scalar;
 use rustc_middle::ty::subst::{Subst, SubstsRef};
@@ -400,6 +400,22 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstEvalLateContext<'a, 'tcx> {
         let res = self.typeck_results.qpath_res(qpath, id);
         match res {
             Res::Def(DefKind::Const | DefKind::AssocConst, def_id) => {
+                // Check if this constant is based on `cfg!(..)`,
+                // which is NOT constant for our purposes.
+                if let Some(node) = self.lcx.tcx.hir().get_if_local(def_id) &&
+                let Node::Item(&Item {
+                    kind: ItemKind::Const(_, body_id),
+                    ..
+                }) = node &&
+                let Node::Expr(&Expr {
+                    kind: ExprKind::Lit(_),
+                    span,
+                    ..
+                }) = self.lcx.tcx.hir().get(body_id.hir_id) &&
+                is_direct_expn_of(span, "cfg").is_some() {
+                    return None;
+                }
+
                 let substs = self.typeck_results.node_substs(id);
                 let substs = if self.substs.is_empty() {
                     substs
diff --git a/tests/ui/assertions_on_constants.rs b/tests/ui/assertions_on_constants.rs
index 7477c01ca78..7bea9563d47 100644
--- a/tests/ui/assertions_on_constants.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/assertions_on_constants.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![allow(non_fmt_panics)]
+#![allow(non_fmt_panics, clippy::needless_bool)]
 
 macro_rules! assert_const {
     ($len:expr) => {
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ fn main() {
     assert_const!(3);
     assert_const!(-1);
 
-    // Don't lint on this:
+    // Don't lint if based on `cfg!(..)`:
     assert!(cfg!(feature = "hey") || cfg!(not(feature = "asdf")));
+
+    let flag: bool = cfg!(not(feature = "asdf"));
+    assert!(flag);
+
+    const CFG_FLAG: &bool = &cfg!(feature = "hey");
+    assert!(!CFG_FLAG);
 }