diff --git a/src/xenia/base/assert.h b/src/xenia/base/assert.h
index 710e6bbf5..e0f10e998 100644
--- a/src/xenia/base/assert.h
+++ b/src/xenia/base/assert.h
@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@
 #ifndef XENIA_BASE_ASSERT_H_
 #define XENIA_BASE_ASSERT_H_
 
-#include <assert.h>
+#include <cassert>
 
 #include "xenia/base/platform.h"
 
+#if !XE_PLATFORM_WIN32
+#include <csignal>
+#endif
+
 namespace xe {
 
 #define static_assert_size(type, size) \
@@ -47,7 +51,16 @@ namespace xe {
 #endif
 
 #else
+#if XE_PLATFORM_WIN32
 #define xenia_assert assert
+#else
+#define xenia_assert(expr) \
+  do {                     \
+    if (!(expr)) {         \
+      raise(SIGTRAP);      \
+    }                      \
+  } while (0)
+#endif
 #endif
 #define __XENIA_EXPAND(x) x
 #define __XENIA_ARGC(...)                                                     \