diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 79779e2f7..b8fddb52e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ set(CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELEASE Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel "")
 set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC YES)
 set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT[variant=Debug] dwarf)
 set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_BITCODE NO)
+set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_NS_ASSERTIONS NO)
+set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_NS_ASSERTIONS[variant=Debug] YES)
 set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_GCC_WARN_64_TO_32_BIT_CONVERSION NO)
 set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_MARKETING_VERSION ${APP_SHORT_VERSION})
 set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH NO)