diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/LegacyPassManager.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/LegacyPassManager.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/LegacyPassManager.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/LegacyPassManager.cpp
@@ -1586,9 +1586,12 @@
 #endif
       LocalChanged |= FP->runOnFunction(F);
 
-#ifdef EXPENSIVE_CHECKS
-      assert((LocalChanged || (RefHash == StructuralHash(F))) &&
-             "Pass modifies its input and doesn't report it.");
+#if defined(EXPENSIVE_CHECKS) && !defined(NDEBUG)
+      if (!LocalChanged && (RefHash != StructuralHash(F))) {
+        llvm::errs() << "Pass modifies its input and doesn't report it: "
+                     << FP->getPassName() << "\n";
+        assert(false && "Pass modifies its input and doesn't report it.");
+      }
 #endif
 
       if (EmitICRemark) {