diff --git a/winpr/CMakeLists.txt b/winpr/CMakeLists.txt
index 05e662885..512f5926d 100644
--- a/winpr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/winpr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ project(WinPR C)
 
 set(CMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE ON)
 
+option(WITH_VERBOSE_WINPR_ASSERT "Compile with verbose WINPR_ASSERT." ON)
+
+if (WITH_VERBOSE_WINPR_ASSERT)
+    add_definitions(-DWITH_VERBOSE_WINPR_ASSERT)
+endif()
+
 if(FREERDP_VERSION)
 	set(FREERDP_BUILD 1)
 endif()
diff --git a/winpr/include/winpr/assert.h b/winpr/include/winpr/assert.h
index 724f82b97..ae9deb2e7 100644
--- a/winpr/include/winpr/assert.h
+++ b/winpr/include/winpr/assert.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <winpr/wtypes.h>
 #include <winpr/wlog.h>
 
+#if WITH_VERBOSE_WINPR_ASSERT
 #define WINPR_ASSERT(cond)                                                                   \
 	do                                                                                       \
 	{                                                                                        \
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@
 			abort();                                                                         \
 		}                                                                                    \
 	} while (0)
+#else
+#define WINPR_ASSERT(cond) \
+	do                     \
+	{                      \
+	} while (0)
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"