diff --git a/components/lwip/Kconfig b/components/lwip/Kconfig
index d9324f83a0..b9e71131e7 100644
--- a/components/lwip/Kconfig
+++ b/components/lwip/Kconfig
@@ -757,9 +757,13 @@ menu "LWIP"
     config LWIP_ESP_LWIP_ASSERT
         bool "Enable LWIP ASSERT checks"
         default y
+        depends on !COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_ASSERTIONS_DISABLE
         help
-            Enable this option allows lwip to check assert.
-            It is recommended to keep it open, do not close it.
+            Enable this option keeps LWIP assertion checks enabled.
+            It is recommended to keep this option enabled.
+
+            If asserts are disabled for the entire project, they are also disabled
+            for LWIP and this option is ignored.
 
     menu "Hooks"
 
diff --git a/components/lwip/port/esp32/include/arch/cc.h b/components/lwip/port/esp32/include/arch/cc.h
index e74efa967f..78935f3b5f 100644
--- a/components/lwip/port/esp32/include/arch/cc.h
+++ b/components/lwip/port/esp32/include/arch/cc.h
@@ -75,13 +75,20 @@ typedef int sys_prot_t;
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #define LWIP_PLATFORM_DIAG(x)   do {printf x;} while(0)
-// __assert_func is the assertion failure handler from newlib, defined in assert.h
-#define LWIP_PLATFORM_ASSERT(message) __assert_func(__FILE__, __LINE__, __ASSERT_FUNC, message)
 
 #ifdef NDEBUG
-#define LWIP_NOASSERT
+
+#define LWIP_NOASSERT 1
+
 #else // Assertions enabled
 
+#if CONFIG_OPTIMIZATION_ASSERTIONS_SILENT
+#define LWIP_PLATFORM_ASSERT(message) abort()
+#else
+// __assert_func is the assertion failure handler from newlib, defined in assert.h
+#define LWIP_PLATFORM_ASSERT(message) __assert_func(__FILE__, __LINE__, __ASSERT_FUNC, message)
+#endif
+
 // If assertions are on, the default LWIP_ERROR handler behaviour is to
 // abort w/ an assertion failure. Don't do this, instead just print the error (if LWIP_DEBUG is set)
 // and run the handler (same as the LWIP_ERROR behaviour if LWIP_NOASSERT is set).