diff --git a/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c b/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c
index 8e4f5c96..31b752e4 100644
--- a/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c
+++ b/CSSLayout/CSSLayout.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ __forceinline const float fmaxf(const float a, const float b) {
 
 CSSNodeRef CSSNodeNew() {
   CSSNodeRef node = calloc(1, sizeof(CSSNode));
-  assert(node != NULL);
+  CSS_ASSERT(node != NULL, "Could not allocate memory for node");
 
   CSSNodeInit(node);
   return node;
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ uint32_t CSSNodeChildCount(CSSNodeRef node) {
 }
 
 void CSSNodeMarkDirty(CSSNodeRef node) {
-  // Nodes without custom measure functions should not manually mark themselves as dirty
-  assert(node->measure != NULL);
+  CSS_ASSERT(node->measure != NULL, "Nodes without custom measure functions should not manually mark themselves as dirty");
   _CSSNodeMarkDirty(node);
 }
 
@@ -794,8 +793,8 @@ static void setPosition(CSSNode* node, CSSDirection direction) {
 static void layoutNodeImpl(CSSNode* node, float availableWidth, float availableHeight,
     CSSDirection parentDirection, CSSMeasureMode widthMeasureMode, CSSMeasureMode heightMeasureMode, bool performLayout) {
 
-  assert(isUndefined(availableWidth) ? widthMeasureMode == CSSMeasureModeUndefined : true); // availableWidth is indefinite so widthMeasureMode must be CSSMeasureModeUndefined
-  assert(isUndefined(availableHeight) ? heightMeasureMode == CSSMeasureModeUndefined : true); // availableHeight is indefinite so heightMeasureMode must be CSSMeasureModeUndefined
+  CSS_ASSERT(isUndefined(availableWidth) ? widthMeasureMode == CSSMeasureModeUndefined : true, "availableWidth is indefinite so widthMeasureMode must be CSSMeasureModeUndefined");
+  CSS_ASSERT(isUndefined(availableHeight) ? heightMeasureMode == CSSMeasureModeUndefined : true, "availableHeight is indefinite so heightMeasureMode must be CSSMeasureModeUndefined");
 
   float paddingAndBorderAxisRow = getPaddingAndBorderAxis(node, CSSFlexDirectionRow);
   float paddingAndBorderAxisColumn = getPaddingAndBorderAxis(node, CSSFlexDirectionColumn);
diff --git a/CSSLayout/CSSMacros.h b/CSSLayout/CSSMacros.h
index 1cf88202..abd0bba4 100644
--- a/CSSLayout/CSSMacros.h
+++ b/CSSLayout/CSSMacros.h
@@ -16,3 +16,17 @@
 # define CSS_EXTERN_C_BEGIN
 # define CSS_EXTERN_C_END
 #endif
+
+#ifndef FB_ASSERTIONS_ENABLED
+#define FB_ASSERTIONS_ENABLED 1
+#endif
+
+#if !(FB_ASSERTIONS_ENABLED)
+#define abort()
+#endif
+
+#define CSS_ASSERT(X, message) \
+if (!(X)) { \
+  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); \
+  abort(); \
+}
diff --git a/CSSLayout/CSSNodeList.c b/CSSLayout/CSSNodeList.c
index 0daf3421..dd113834 100644
--- a/CSSLayout/CSSNodeList.c
+++ b/CSSLayout/CSSNodeList.c
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ struct CSSNodeList {
 
 CSSNodeListRef CSSNodeListNew(uint32_t initialCapacity) {
   CSSNodeListRef list = malloc(sizeof(struct CSSNodeList));
-  assert(list != NULL);
+  CSS_ASSERT(list != NULL, "Could not allocate memory for list");
 
   list->capacity = initialCapacity;
   list->count = 0;
   list->items = malloc(sizeof(void*) * list->capacity);
-  assert(list->items != NULL);
+  CSS_ASSERT(list->items != NULL, "Could not allocate memory for items");
 
   return list;
 }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void CSSNodeListInsert(CSSNodeListRef list, CSSNodeRef node, uint32_t index) {
   if (list->count == list->capacity) {
     list->capacity *= 2;
     list->items = realloc(list->items, sizeof(void*) * list->capacity);
-    assert(list->items != NULL);
+    CSS_ASSERT(list->items != NULL, "Could not extend allocation for items");
   }
 
   for (uint32_t i = list->count; i > index; i--) {
diff --git a/CSSLayout/CSSNodeList.h b/CSSLayout/CSSNodeList.h
index d6904efb..f74376cb 100644
--- a/CSSLayout/CSSNodeList.h
+++ b/CSSLayout/CSSNodeList.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <CSSLayout/CSSLayout.h>
+#include <CSSLayout/CSSMacros.h>
 
 CSS_EXTERN_C_BEGIN