diff --git a/include/sys/__assert.h b/include/sys/__assert.h
index b24f97ea709..6a89ec6639d 100644
--- a/include/sys/__assert.h
+++ b/include/sys/__assert.h
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_FILE_INFO
 #define __ASSERT_FILE_INFO ""
+#define __ASSERT_LINE_INFO 0
 #else  /* CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_FILE_INFO */
 #define __ASSERT_FILE_INFO __FILE__
+#define __ASSERT_LINE_INFO __LINE__
 #endif /* CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_FILE_INFO */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_COND_INFO
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@
 	__ASSERT_PRINT("ASSERTION FAIL [%s] @ %s:%d\n",  \
 	       __ASSERT_COND_INFO(test),                 \
 	       __ASSERT_FILE_INFO,                       \
-	       __LINE__)                                 \
+	       __ASSERT_LINE_INFO)                       \
 
 #ifdef __ASSERT_ON
 #if (__ASSERT_ON < 0) || (__ASSERT_ON > 2)
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ void assert_post_action(const char *file, unsigned int line);
 	do {                                                              \
 		if (!(test)) {                                            \
 			__ASSERT_LOC(test);                               \
-			assert_post_action(__ASSERT_FILE_INFO, __LINE__); \
+			assert_post_action(__ASSERT_FILE_INFO,            \
+					   __ASSERT_LINE_INFO);           \
 		}                                                         \
 	} while (false)
 
@@ -82,7 +85,8 @@ void assert_post_action(const char *file, unsigned int line);
 		if (!(test)) {                                            \
 			__ASSERT_LOC(test);                               \
 			__ASSERT_MSG_INFO(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);            \
-			assert_post_action(__ASSERT_FILE_INFO, __LINE__); \
+			assert_post_action(__ASSERT_FILE_INFO,            \
+					   __ASSERT_LINE_INFO);           \
 		}                                                         \
 	} while (false)