diff --git a/include/sys/__assert.h b/include/sys/__assert.h
index e0ca1b296af..b24f97ea709 100644
--- a/include/sys/__assert.h
+++ b/include/sys/__assert.h
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
 #define __ASSERT_COND_INFO(test) Z_STRINGIFY(test)
 #endif /* CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_COND_INFO */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_MSG_INFO
+#define __ASSERT_MSG_INFO(fmt, ...)
+#else  /* CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_MSG_INFO */
+#define __ASSERT_MSG_INFO(fmt, ...) __ASSERT_PRINT("\t" fmt "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#endif /* CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_MSG_INFO */
+
 #define __ASSERT_LOC(test)                               \
 	__ASSERT_PRINT("ASSERTION FAIL [%s] @ %s:%d\n",  \
 	       __ASSERT_COND_INFO(test),                 \
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ void assert_post_action(const char *file, unsigned int line);
 	do {                                                              \
 		if (!(test)) {                                            \
 			__ASSERT_LOC(test);                               \
-			printk("\t" fmt "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__);             \
+			__ASSERT_MSG_INFO(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);            \
 			assert_post_action(__ASSERT_FILE_INFO, __LINE__); \
 		}                                                         \
 	} while (false)
diff --git a/subsys/debug/Kconfig b/subsys/debug/Kconfig
index cae46f0c8dc..3015b8f475f 100644
--- a/subsys/debug/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/debug/Kconfig
@@ -206,6 +206,15 @@ config ASSERT_NO_COND_INFO
 	  info before disabling file info since the condition can be found in
 	  the source using file info.
 
+config ASSERT_NO_MSG_INFO
+	bool "Disable message for asserts"
+	help
+	  This option removes the additional message from the printed assert.
+	  Enabling this will save target code space, and thus may be
+	  necessary for tiny targets. It is recommended to disable message
+	  before disabling file info since the message can be found in the
+	  source using file info.
+
 config OBJECT_TRACING
 	bool "Kernel object tracing"
 	help