diff --git a/src/misc/lv_assert.c b/src/misc/lv_assert.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36c3f5b0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/misc/lv_assert.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * @file lv_assert.c
+ *
+ */
+
+/*********************
+ *      INCLUDES
+ *********************/
+
+#include "lv_assert.h"
+
+/*********************
+ *      DEFINES
+ *********************/
+
+/**********************
+ *      TYPEDEFS
+ **********************/
+
+/**********************
+ *  STATIC PROTOTYPES
+ **********************/
+
+/**********************
+ *  STATIC VARIABLES
+ **********************/
+
+/**********************
+ *      MACROS
+ **********************/
+
+/**********************
+ *   GLOBAL FUNCTIONS
+ **********************/
+
+void lv_assert_handler(void)
+{
+    LV_ASSERT_HANDLER
+}
+
+/**********************
+ *   STATIC FUNCTIONS
+ **********************/
diff --git a/src/misc/lv_assert.h b/src/misc/lv_assert.h
index c9dc849c76..82a5ea546e 100644
--- a/src/misc/lv_assert.h
+++ b/src/misc/lv_assert.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ extern "C" {
  * GLOBAL PROTOTYPES
  **********************/
 
+void lv_assert_handler(void);
+
 /**********************
  *      MACROS
  **********************/
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ extern "C" {
     do {                                                       \
         if(!(expr)) {                                          \
             LV_LOG_ERROR("Asserted at expression: %s", #expr); \
-            LV_ASSERT_HANDLER                                  \
+            lv_assert_handler();                               \
         }                                                      \
     } while(0)
 
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ extern "C" {
     do {                                                                 \
         if(!(expr)) {                                                    \
             LV_LOG_ERROR("Asserted at expression: %s (%s)", #expr, msg); \
-            LV_ASSERT_HANDLER                                            \
+            lv_assert_handler();                                         \
         }                                                                \
     } while(0)
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ extern "C" {
     do {                                                                                \
         if(!(expr)) {                                                                   \
             LV_LOG_ERROR("Asserted at expression: %s " format , #expr, __VA_ARGS__);    \
-            LV_ASSERT_HANDLER                                                           \
+            lv_assert_handler();                                                        \
         }                                                                               \
     } while(0)