diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/arm_assert.c b/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/arm_assert.c
index c1a29cdd60b..ee6c0d127f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/arm_assert.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/arm_assert.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ void up_assert(const char *filename, int lineno)
   syslog_flush();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-#if CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE > 0
+#if CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE > 0 && defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_ALERT)
   _alert("Assertion failed CPU%d at file:%s line: %d task: %s\n",
         up_cpu_index(), filename, lineno, rtcb->name);
 #else
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void up_assert(const char *filename, int lineno)
         up_cpu_index(), filename, lineno);
 #endif
 #else
-#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