diff --git a/code/Assimp.cpp b/code/Assimp.cpp
index c28da95ee..092c40979 100644
--- a/code/Assimp.cpp
+++ b/code/Assimp.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void ReportSceneNotFoundError()
     DefaultLogger::get()->error("Unable to find the Assimp::Importer for this aiScene. "
         "The C-API does not accept scenes produced by the C++ API and vice versa");
 
-    assert(false);
+    ai_assert(false);
 }
 
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