diff --git a/libcxx/include/__assert b/libcxx/include/__assert
--- a/libcxx/include/__assert
+++ b/libcxx/include/__assert
@@ -38,16 +38,14 @@
     (__builtin_expect(static_cast<bool>(expression), 1) ?                           \
       (void)0 :                                                                     \
       ::std::__libcpp_assertion_handler(__FILE__, __LINE__, #expression, message))
+#elif !defined(_LIBCPP_ASSERTIONS_DISABLE_ASSUME) && __has_builtin(__builtin_assume)
+# define _LIBCPP_ASSERT(expression, message)                                        \
+    (_LIBCPP_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH                                                        \
+    _LIBCPP_CLANG_DIAGNOSTIC_IGNORED("-Wassume")                                    \
+    __builtin_assume(static_cast<bool>(expression))                                 \
+    _LIBCPP_DIAGNOSTIC_POP)
 #else
-# if __has_builtin(__builtin_assume)
-#   define _LIBCPP_ASSERT(expression, message)                                      \
-      (_LIBCPP_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH                                                      \
-      _LIBCPP_CLANG_DIAGNOSTIC_IGNORED("-Wassume")                                  \
-      __builtin_assume(static_cast<bool>(expression))                               \
-      _LIBCPP_DIAGNOSTIC_POP)
-# else
-#   define _LIBCPP_ASSERT(expression, message) ((void)0)
-# endif
+# define _LIBCPP_ASSERT(expression, message) ((void)0)
 #endif
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
diff --git a/libcxx/test/libcxx/assertions/single_expression.sh.cpp b/libcxx/test/libcxx/assertions/single_expression.sh.cpp
--- a/libcxx/test/libcxx/assertions/single_expression.sh.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/libcxx/assertions/single_expression.sh.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 // RUN: %{build} -Wno-macro-redefined -D_LIBCPP_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=0
 // RUN: %{run}
 
+// RUN: %{build} -Wno-macro-redefined -D_LIBCPP_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=0 -D_LIBCPP_ASSERTIONS_DISABLE_ASSUME
+// RUN: %{run}
+
 // We flag uses of the assertion handler in older dylibs at compile-time to avoid runtime
 // failures when back-deploying.
 // XFAIL: use_system_cxx_lib && target={{.+}}-apple-macosx{{10.9|10.10|10.11|10.12|10.13|10.14|10.15|11.0|12.0}}