diff --git a/arch/arm/src/arm/arm_assert.c b/arch/arm/src/arm/arm_assert.c
index 4957af560b9..0db0c41f50b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/arm/arm_assert.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/arm/arm_assert.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void up_assert(const char *filename, int lineno)
 
   syslog_flush();
 
-#if CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE > 0
+#if CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE > 0 && defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_ALERT)
   _alert("Assertion failed at file:%s line: %d task: %s\n",
         filename, lineno, rtcb->name);
 #else