diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/common/Kconfig b/subsys/bluetooth/common/Kconfig
index 2c9b97a270a..f66ede26d0c 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/common/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/common/Kconfig
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ config BT_ASSERT
 	default y
 	help
 	  Use a custom Bluetooth assert implementation instead of the
-	  kernel-wide __ASSERT(), which is enabled by CONFIG_ASSERT and is
-	  disabled by default.
+	  kernel-wide __ASSERT() when CONFIG_ASSERT is disabled.
 
 if BT_ASSERT
 
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/common/log.h b/subsys/bluetooth/common/log.h
index c4f526bbba0..d17a9a27323 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/common/log.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/common/log.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <offsets.h>
 #include <zephyr.h>
 #include <logging/log.h>
+#include <sys/__assert.h>
 
 #include <bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
 #include <bluetooth/uuid.h>
@@ -42,9 +43,9 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(LOG_MODULE_NAME, LOG_LEVEL);
 #define BT_INFO(fmt, ...) LOG_INF(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_ASSERT_VERBOSE)
-#define BT_ASSERT_PRINT(fmt, ...) printk(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define BT_ASSERT_PRINT(test) __ASSERT_LOC(test)
 #else
-#define BT_ASSERT_PRINT(fmt, ...)
+#define BT_ASSERT_PRINT(test)
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_ASSERT_VERBOSE */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_ASSERT_PANIC)
@@ -54,11 +55,13 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(LOG_MODULE_NAME, LOG_LEVEL);
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_ASSERT_PANIC */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_ASSERT)
-#define BT_ASSERT(cond) if (!(cond)) { \
-				BT_ASSERT_PRINT("assert: '" #cond \
-						"' failed\n"); \
-				BT_ASSERT_DIE(); \
-			}
+#define BT_ASSERT(cond)                          \
+	do {                                     \
+		if (!(cond)) {                   \
+			BT_ASSERT_PRINT(cond);   \
+			BT_ASSERT_DIE();         \
+		}                                \
+	} while (0)
 #else
 #define BT_ASSERT(cond) __ASSERT_NO_MSG(cond)
 #endif/* CONFIG_BT_ASSERT*/