diff --git a/Libraries/LibC/assert.cpp b/Libraries/LibC/assert.cpp
index ae4ddfe7df..9e84b22cd6 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibC/assert.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibC/assert.cpp
@@ -27,15 +27,18 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/internals.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 extern "C" {
 
+extern bool __stdio_is_initialized;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 void __assertion_failed(const char* msg)
 {
     dbgprintf("USERSPACE(%d) ASSERTION FAILED: %s\n", getpid(), msg);
-    fprintf(stderr, "ASSERTION FAILED: %s\n", msg);
+    if (__stdio_is_initialized)
+        fprintf(stderr, "ASSERTION FAILED: %s\n", msg);
     abort();
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/Libraries/LibC/libcinit.cpp b/Libraries/LibC/libcinit.cpp
index 22e7eb62e9..7e38ebc36f 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibC/libcinit.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibC/libcinit.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern "C" {
 __thread int errno;
 char** environ;
 bool __environ_is_malloced;
+bool __stdio_is_initialized;
 
 void __libc_init()
 {
diff --git a/Libraries/LibC/stdio.cpp b/Libraries/LibC/stdio.cpp
index f39a7f0639..02f8b76702 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibC/stdio.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibC/stdio.cpp
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ void __stdio_init()
     new (stdout) FILE(1, O_WRONLY);
     new (stderr) FILE(2, O_WRONLY);
     stderr->setbuf(nullptr, _IONBF, 0);
+    __stdio_is_initialized = true;
 }
 
 int setvbuf(FILE* stream, char* buf, int mode, size_t size)
diff --git a/Libraries/LibC/sys/internals.h b/Libraries/LibC/sys/internals.h
index 0ddde4037b..70443404e1 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibC/sys/internals.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibC/sys/internals.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ extern void __malloc_init();
 extern void __stdio_init();
 extern void _init();
 extern bool __environ_is_malloced;
+extern bool __stdio_is_initialized;
 
 int __cxa_atexit(AtExitFunction exit_function, void* parameter, void* dso_handle);
 void __cxa_finalize(void* dso_handle);