diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index c6040f2875..341b6cbfc5 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "file.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include "posix_string.h"
 
@@ -288,13 +287,11 @@ void init_audio(void)
    size_t max_bufsamples = AUDIO_CHUNK_SIZE_NONBLOCKING * 2;
 
    // Used for recording even if audio isn't enabled.
-   g_extern.audio_data.conv_outsamples = (int16_t*)malloc(max_bufsamples * sizeof(int16_t) * AUDIO_MAX_RATIO);
-   assert(g_extern.audio_data.conv_outsamples);
+   ssnes_assert((g_extern.audio_data.conv_outsamples = (int16_t*)malloc(max_bufsamples * sizeof(int16_t) * AUDIO_MAX_RATIO)));
    g_extern.audio_data.chunk_size = g_extern.audio_data.block_chunk_size;
 
    // Needs to be able to hold full content of a full max_bufsamples in addition to its own.
-   g_extern.audio_data.rewind_buf = (int16_t*)malloc(max_bufsamples * sizeof(int16_t));
-   assert(g_extern.audio_data.rewind_buf);
+   ssnes_assert((g_extern.audio_data.rewind_buf = (int16_t*)malloc(max_bufsamples * sizeof(int16_t))));
    g_extern.audio_data.rewind_size = max_bufsamples;
 
    if (!g_settings.audio.enable)
@@ -328,13 +325,11 @@ void init_audio(void)
    if (!g_extern.audio_data.source)
       g_extern.audio_active = false;
 
-   g_extern.audio_data.data = (float*)malloc(max_bufsamples * sizeof(float));
-   assert(g_extern.audio_data.data);
+   ssnes_assert((g_extern.audio_data.data = (float*)malloc(max_bufsamples * sizeof(float))));
    g_extern.audio_data.data_ptr = 0;
 
-   assert(g_settings.audio.out_rate < g_settings.audio.in_rate * AUDIO_MAX_RATIO);
-   g_extern.audio_data.outsamples = (float*)malloc(max_bufsamples * sizeof(float) * AUDIO_MAX_RATIO);
-   assert(g_extern.audio_data.outsamples);
+   ssnes_assert(g_settings.audio.out_rate < g_settings.audio.in_rate * AUDIO_MAX_RATIO);
+   ssnes_assert((g_extern.audio_data.outsamples = (float*)malloc(max_bufsamples * sizeof(float) * AUDIO_MAX_RATIO)));
 
    g_extern.audio_data.src_ratio =
       (double)g_settings.audio.out_rate / g_settings.audio.in_rate;
@@ -416,10 +411,10 @@ static void init_filter(void)
 
    g_extern.filter.buffer = (uint32_t*)malloc(SSNES_SCALE_BASE * SSNES_SCALE_BASE * g_extern.filter.scale * g_extern.filter.scale * sizeof(uint32_t));
    g_extern.filter.pitch = SSNES_SCALE_BASE * g_extern.filter.scale * sizeof(uint32_t);
-   assert(g_extern.filter.buffer);
+   ssnes_assert(g_extern.filter.buffer);
 
    g_extern.filter.colormap = (uint32_t*)malloc(32768 * sizeof(uint32_t));
-   assert(g_extern.filter.colormap);
+   ssnes_assert(g_extern.filter.colormap);
 
    // Set up conversion map from 16-bit XRGB1555 to 32-bit ARGB.
    for (int i = 0; i < 32768; i++)
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 56697cd031..7a4a38e778 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "boolean.h"
 #include "libsnes.hpp"
 #include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include "dynamic.h"
 #include "movie.h"
@@ -986,23 +985,24 @@ bool path_file_exists(const char *path)
 void fill_pathname(char *out_path, const char *in_path, const char *replace, size_t size)
 {
    char tmp_path[MAXPATHLEN];
-   assert(strlcpy(tmp_path, in_path, sizeof(tmp_path)) < sizeof(tmp_path));
+   
+   ssnes_assert(strlcpy(tmp_path, in_path, sizeof(tmp_path)) < sizeof(tmp_path));
    char *tok = strrchr(tmp_path, '.');
    if (tok != NULL)
       *tok = '\0';
-   assert(strlcpy(out_path, tmp_path, size) < size);
-   assert(strlcat(out_path, replace, size) < size);
+   ssnes_assert(strlcpy(out_path, tmp_path, size) < size);
+   ssnes_assert(strlcat(out_path, replace, size) < size);
 }
 
 void fill_pathname_noext(char *out_path, const char *in_path, const char *replace, size_t size)
 {
-   assert(strlcpy(out_path, in_path, size) < size);
-   assert(strlcat(out_path, replace, size) < size);
+   ssnes_assert(strlcpy(out_path, in_path, size) < size);
+   ssnes_assert(strlcat(out_path, replace, size) < size);
 }
 
 void fill_pathname_dir(char *in_dir, const char *in_basename, const char *replace, size_t size)
 {
-   assert(strlcat(in_dir, "/", size) < size); 
+   ssnes_assert(strlcat(in_dir, "/", size) < size); 
    
    const char *base = strrchr(in_basename, '/');
    if (!base)
@@ -1013,6 +1013,6 @@ void fill_pathname_dir(char *in_dir, const char *in_basename, const char *replac
    else
       base = in_basename;
 
-   assert(strlcat(in_dir, base, size) < size);
-   assert(strlcat(in_dir, replace, size) < size);
+   ssnes_assert(strlcat(in_dir, base, size) < size);
+   ssnes_assert(strlcat(in_dir, replace, size) < size);
 }
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 9da36e0b6c..b6246fa41b 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@ static inline void ssnes_sleep(unsigned msec)
 #endif
 }
 
+#define ssnes_assert(cond) \
+   if (!(cond)) { SSNES_ERR("Assertion failed at %s:%d!\n", __FILE__, __LINE__); exit(2); }
+
 #endif