diff --git a/src/wifi.cpp b/src/wifi.cpp
index 0214262f4..0b908220f 100644
--- a/src/wifi.cpp
+++ b/src/wifi.cpp
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ u16 WIFI_read16(wifimac_t *wifi,u32 address)
 			//printf("wifi: read reg 0x0214\n");
 			return 0x0009;
 		case 0x19C:
-			assert(false); //luigi, please pick something to return from here
+			//luigi, please pick something to return from here
 			return 0;
 		default:
 		//	printf("wifi: read unhandled reg %03X\n", address);
diff --git a/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj b/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
index d0f3c12e2..15e284503 100644
--- a/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
+++ b/src/windows/DeSmuME_2008.vcproj
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 				EnableFiberSafeOptimizations="true"
 				WholeProgramOptimization="true"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..;.\zlib123;.\zziplib;.\winpcap"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX;RELEASE;EXPERIMENTAL_WIFI"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX;RELEASE;EXPERIMENTAL_WIFI"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
 				BufferSecurityCheck="false"
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
 				EnableFiberSafeOptimizations="true"
 				WholeProgramOptimization="true"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=".;..;.\zlib123;.\zziplib;.\winpcap"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;SSE2;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX;RELEASE;EXPERIMENTAL_WIFI"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32;HAVE_LIBZ;HAVE_LIBZZIP;SSE2;SPU_INTERPOLATE;NOMINMAX;RELEASE;EXPERIMENTAL_WIFI"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="1"
 				StructMemberAlignment="0"