diff --git a/src/throw_assert.h b/src/throw_assert.h
index ff0a936d769cb58fc35b5426b09ed2c4eb6d22b6..651a29d0d3d19c75e1638b5b354bdfa7c8dbd3e2 100644
--- a/src/throw_assert.h
+++ b/src/throw_assert.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 
 
+#define use_throw_assert
+
 #ifndef throw_asssert
 
 #ifdef use_throwing_assert