diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
index 2688960d1..03d402a2c 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
@@ -3611,6 +3611,8 @@ extern void uITRON4_free(void *p) ;
     #undef HAVE_ATEXIT
     #undef WOLFSSL_HAVE_MIN
     #undef WOLFSSL_HAVE_MAX
+    #undef WOLFSSL_HAVE_ASSERT_H
+    #define WOLFSSL_NO_ASSERT_H
     #define SIZEOF_LONG         8
     #define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG    8
     #define CHAR_BIT            8
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h
index d01bbd9fc..ba3580259 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h
@@ -1808,9 +1808,7 @@ typedef struct w64wrapper {
         #define wc_static_assert(expr) struct wc_static_assert_dummy_struct
         #define wc_static_assert2(expr, msg) wc_static_assert(expr)
     #elif !defined(wc_static_assert)
-        #if defined(WOLFSSL_HAVE_ASSERT_H) || \
-            (defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L)) || \
-            (defined(__cplusplus) && (__cplusplus >= 201103L))
+        #if defined(WOLFSSL_HAVE_ASSERT_H) && !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_ASSERT_H)
             #include <assert.h>
         #endif
         #if (defined(__cplusplus) && (__cplusplus >= 201703L)) || \