diff --git a/AK/Assertions.cpp b/AK/Assertions.cpp
index d8ac028345..6f40a0b085 100644
--- a/AK/Assertions.cpp
+++ b/AK/Assertions.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <AK/Assertions.h>
 #include <AK/Format.h>
 
-#if !defined(KERNEL) && defined(NDEBUG)
+#if !defined(KERNEL)
 extern "C" {
 
 void ak_verification_failed(char const* message)
diff --git a/AK/Assertions.h b/AK/Assertions.h
index d3de619a72..0c01eddc58 100644
--- a/AK/Assertions.h
+++ b/AK/Assertions.h
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 #    include <Kernel/Assertions.h>
 #else
 #    include <assert.h>
+extern "C" __attribute__((noreturn)) void ak_verification_failed(char const*);
 #    ifndef NDEBUG
 #        define VERIFY assert
 #    else
 #        define __stringify_helper(x) #x
 #        define __stringify(x) __stringify_helper(x)
-extern "C" __attribute__((noreturn)) void ak_verification_failed(char const*);
 #        define VERIFY(expr)                                                                \
             (__builtin_expect(!(expr), 0)                                                   \
                     ? ak_verification_failed(#expr "\n" __FILE__ ":" __stringify(__LINE__)) \