diff --git a/include/lib/libc/assert.h b/include/lib/libc/assert.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef ASSERT_H
+#define ASSERT_H
+
+#include <cdefs.h>
+
+#include <platform_def.h>
+
+#include <common/debug.h>
+
+#ifndef PLAT_LOG_LEVEL_ASSERT
+#define PLAT_LOG_LEVEL_ASSERT	LOG_LEVEL
+#endif
+
+#if ENABLE_ASSERTIONS
+# if PLAT_LOG_LEVEL_ASSERT >= LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
+#  define assert(e)	((e) ? (void)0 : __assert(__FILE__, __LINE__, #e))
+# elif PLAT_LOG_LEVEL_ASSERT >= LOG_LEVEL_INFO
+#  define assert(e)	((e) ? (void)0 : __assert(__FILE__, __LINE__))
+# else
+#  define assert(e)	((e) ? (void)0 : __assert())
+# endif
+#else
+#define assert(e)	((void)0)
+#endif /* ENABLE_ASSERTIONS */
+
+#if PLAT_LOG_LEVEL_ASSERT >= LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
+__dead2 void __assert(const char *file, unsigned int line,
+		      const char *assertion);
+#elif PLAT_LOG_LEVEL_ASSERT >= LOG_LEVEL_INFO
+__dead2 void __assert(const char *file, unsigned int line);
+#else
+__dead2 void __assert(void);
+#endif
+
+#endif /* ASSERT_H */