diff --git a/libretro-sdk/include/retro_miscellaneous.h b/libretro-sdk/include/retro_miscellaneous.h
index 4ab2c71420..9fee1d22d0 100644
--- a/libretro-sdk/include/retro_miscellaneous.h
+++ b/libretro-sdk/include/retro_miscellaneous.h
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@
 #define min(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
 #endif
 
+#ifdef RARCH_INTERNAL
 #define rarch_assert(cond) do { \
    if (!(cond)) { RARCH_ERR("Assertion failed at %s:%d.\n", __FILE__, __LINE__); abort(); } \
 } while(0)
+#else
+#define rarch_assert(cond) assert(cond)
+#endif
 
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(a) (sizeof(a) / sizeof((a)[0]))
 #define RARCH_SCALE_BASE 256