diff --git a/make/defs-dev.mk b/make/defs-dev.mk
index 904df4d2..2f256474 100644
--- a/make/defs-dev.mk
+++ b/make/defs-dev.mk
@@ -165,5 +165,6 @@ USE_COMPILER_DEBUG_OPTS        ?= true
 #USE_FUSE                       ?= true
 #USE_SNDFILE                    ?= true
 #USE_GLIB                       ?= true
+#USE_ASSERTIONS                  ?= false