diff --git a/userspace/libraries/LibC/include/assert.h b/userspace/libraries/LibC/include/assert.h
index 8b4be91d..6b9732a7 100644
--- a/userspace/libraries/LibC/include/assert.h
+++ b/userspace/libraries/LibC/include/assert.h
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef assert
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+	#define assert(ignore) ((void)0)
+#else
+	#define assert(expr) ((expr) ? (void)0 : __assert_fail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__))
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifndef _ASSERT_H
 #define _ASSERT_H 1
 
@@ -5,12 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 
-#ifdef NDEBUG
-	#define assert(ignore) ((void)0)
-#else
-	#define assert(expr) ((expr) ? (void)0 : __assert_fail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__))
-#endif
-
 #if !defined(__cplusplus) && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L && __STDC_VERSION__ < 202311L
 	#define static_assert _Static_assert
 #endif