diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index ceea41ec91..b0afa42a9c 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ if DEBUG
 
 comment "Debug SYSLOG Output Controls"
 
-config DEBUG_WARNINGS
+config DEBUG_WARN
 	bool "Enable Warnings Output"
 	default n
 	---help---
@@ -424,12 +424,23 @@ config DEBUG_WARNINGS
 config DEBUG_INFO
 	bool "Enable Informational Debug Output"
 	default n
-	depends on DEBUG_WARNINGS
+	depends on DEBUG_WARN
 	---help---
 		Enables verbose "informational" debug output.  If you enable
 		CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO, then very chatty (and often annoying) output
 		will be generated.
 
+config DEBUG_ASSERTIONS
+	bool "Enable Debug Assertions"
+	default n
+	---help---
+		Enables the DEBUGASSERT() macro.  When CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS is
+		defined, DEBUGASSERT() will cause the system to halt if the
+		assertion fails.  If CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS is not defined
+		DEBUGASSERT() compiled out of the system.  In general, you would
+		set CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=y during debug, but disable the
+		assertions on a final, buckled up system.
+
 comment "Subsystem Debug Options"
 
 config DEBUG_AUDIO
diff --git a/include/assert.h b/include/assert.h
index c636dae9a9..8f218f2cdd 100644
--- a/include/assert.h
+++ b/include/assert.h
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
 #undef ASSERT       /* Assert if the condition is not true */
 #undef VERIFY       /* Assert if a function returns a negative value */
 #undef PANIC        /* Unconditional abort */
-#undef DEBUGASSERT  /* Like ASSERT, but only if CONFIG_DEBUG is defined */
-#undef DEBUGVERIFY  /* Like VERIFY, but only if CONFIG_DEBUG is defined */
-#undef DEBUGPANIC   /* Like PANIC, but only if CONFIG_DEBUG is defined */
+#undef DEBUGASSERT  /* Like ASSERT, but only if CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS is defined */
+#undef DEBUGVERIFY  /* Like VERIFY, but only if CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS is defined */
+#undef DEBUGPANIC   /* Like PANIC, but only if CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS is defined */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_FILENAME
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS
 
 #  define DEBUGASSERT(f) ASSERT(f)
 #  define DEBUGVERIFY(f) VERIFY(f)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 #  define DEBUGVERIFY(f) ((void)(f))
 #  define DEBUGPANIC()
 
-#  endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG */
+#  endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS */
 
 /* The C standard states that if NDEBUG is defined, assert will do nothing.
  * Users can define and undefine NDEBUG as they see fit to choose when assert