diff --git a/components/freertos/port.c b/components/freertos/port.c
index 74879e3d5c..9bbff3236e 100644
--- a/components/freertos/port.c
+++ b/components/freertos/port.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 // SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
-
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <xtensa/config/core.h>
diff --git a/components/newlib/platform_include/assert.h b/components/newlib/platform_include/assert.h
index 3568727212..d800985b2a 100644
--- a/components/newlib/platform_include/assert.h
+++ b/components/newlib/platform_include/assert.h
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <sdkconfig.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include "esp_compiler.h"
 
 #include_next <assert.h>
 
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_ASSERTIONS_SILENT) && !defined(NDEBUG)
 #undef assert
-#define assert(__e) ((__e) ? (void)0 : abort())
+#define assert(__e) (likely(__e)) ? (void)0 : abort()       
 #endif