diff --git a/include/assert.h b/include/assert.h
index be3ec5c588..89d550a600 100644
--- a/include/assert.h
+++ b/include/assert.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 #  define DEBUGVERIFY(f) _VERIFY(f, __DEBUG_ASSERT_FILE__, __DEBUG_ASSERT_LINE__)
 #else
 #  define DEBUGPANIC()
-#  define DEBUGASSERT(f) ((void)(0))
+#  define DEBUGASSERT(f) ((void)(1 || (f)))
 #  define DEBUGVERIFY(f) ((void)(f))
 #endif
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
  */
 
 #ifdef NDEBUG
-#  define assert(f) ((void)(0))
+#  define assert(f) ((void)(1 || (f)))
 #  define VERIFY(f) assert(f)
 #else
 #  define assert(f) _ASSERT(f, __ASSERT_FILE__, __ASSERT_LINE__)