diff --git a/src/libnm-std-aux/nm-std-aux.h b/src/libnm-std-aux/nm-std-aux.h
index a8b18ef1b..bef11c86e 100644
--- a/src/libnm-std-aux/nm-std-aux.h
+++ b/src/libnm-std-aux/nm-std-aux.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ _nm_assert_fail_internal(const char  *assertion,
 #define _NM_ASSERT_FAIL_ENABLED 1
 #define _nm_assert_fail(msg)    __assert_fail((msg), __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__)
 #else
-#define _NM_ASSERT_FAIL_ENABLED 1
+#define _NM_ASSERT_FAIL_ENABLED 0
 #define _nm_assert_fail(msg)                 \
     do {                                     \
         _nm_unused const char *_msg = (msg); \