diff --git a/lib/libc/assert.c b/lib/libc/assert.c
index 60f1a86..49f59db 100644
--- a/lib/libc/assert.c
+++ b/lib/libc/assert.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
  */
 
 #if PLAT_LOG_LEVEL_ASSERT >= LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
-void __assert(const char *file, unsigned int line, const char *assertion)
+void __dead2 __assert(const char *file, unsigned int line,
+		      const char *assertion)
 {
 	printf("ASSERT: %s:%d:%s\n", file, line, assertion);
 	backtrace("assert");
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 	plat_panic_handler();
 }
 #elif PLAT_LOG_LEVEL_ASSERT >= LOG_LEVEL_INFO
-void __assert(const char *file, unsigned int line)
+void __dead2 __assert(const char *file, unsigned int line)
 {
 	printf("ASSERT: %s:%d\n", file, line);
 	backtrace("assert");
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 	plat_panic_handler();
 }
 #else
-void __assert(void)
+void __dead2 __assert(void)
 {
 	backtrace("assert");
 	(void)console_flush();