diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/debug.h b/headers/private/kernel/debug.h
index 38fc5ca505..5d8a6c6373 100755
--- a/headers/private/kernel/debug.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/debug.h
@@ -30,4 +30,11 @@ int  remove_debugger_command(const char * name, int (*func)(int, char **));
 
 extern void dbg_save_registers(int *);	/* arch provided */
 
+#if DEBUG 
+#	define ASSERT(x) \ 
+	{ if (!(x)) panic("ASSERT FAILED (%s:%d): %s", __FILE__, __LINE__, #x); } 
+#else 
+#	define ASSERT(x) 
 #endif
+
+#endif	/* _KERNEL_DEBUG_H */