diff --git a/include/functions.h b/include/functions.h
index 6c36fc4432..f77133bfc5 100644
--- a/include/functions.h
+++ b/include/functions.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ void boot_idle(void* data);
 void boot_main(void* data);
 
 void is_debug_init(void);
+void is_debug_panic(const char* message, char* file, s32 line);
 
 f32 signF(f32 val);
 
diff --git a/include/macros.h b/include/macros.h
index bd57c9727c..ac30f1988a 100644
--- a/include/macros.h
+++ b/include/macros.h
@@ -57,18 +57,16 @@
 #define VIRTUAL_TO_PHYSICAL(addr) (u32)((u8*)(addr) - 0x80000000)
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
+#define IS_DEBUG_PANIC(statement, file, line) is_debug_panic(statement, file, line)
+#else
+#define IS_DEBUG_PANIC(statement, file, line) do {} while(TRUE)
+#endif
+
+#define PANIC() IS_DEBUG_PANIC("Panic", __FILE__, __LINE__)
 #define ASSERT(condition) \
     if (!(condition)) { \
-        func_80025F44("Assertion failed: " #condition, __FILE__, __LINE__); \
-        while (TRUE) {} \
+        IS_DEBUG_PANIC("Assertion failed: " #condition, __FILE__, __LINE__); \
     }
-#define PANIC() \
-    func_80025F44("Panic!", __FILE__, __LINE__); \
-    while (TRUE) {}
-#else
-#define ASSERT(condition) if (!(condition)) { while (TRUE) {} }
-#define PANIC() while (TRUE) {}
-#endif
 
 #define BADGE_MENU_PAGE(index) (&gPauseBadgesPages[index])
 #define ITEM_MENU_PAGE(index) (&gPauseItemsPages[index])
diff --git a/src/is_debug.c b/src/is_debug.c
index c1d5cf0713..e23e9bc3c8 100644
--- a/src/is_debug.c
+++ b/src/is_debug.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ char* is_debug_print(char* arg0, const char* str, size_t count) {
     return (char*) 1;
 }
 
-void func_80025F44(const char* message, char* file, s32 line) {
+void is_debug_panic(const char* message, char* file, s32 line) {
     osSyncPrintf("File:%s Line:%d  %s \n", file, line, message);
-    PANIC();
+    do {} while (TRUE);
 }
diff --git a/ver/us/symbol_addrs.txt b/ver/us/symbol_addrs.txt
index 2c875f0ea3..1bd6aef156 100644
--- a/ver/us/symbol_addrs.txt
+++ b/ver/us/symbol_addrs.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ printf = 0x80025CC0; // type:func rom:0x10C0
 osSyncPrintf = 0x80025CFC; // type:func rom:0x10FC
 rmonPrintf = 0x80025D38; // type:func rom:0x1138
 is_debug_print = 0x80025D74; // type:func rom:0x1174
-func_80025F44 = 0x80025F44; // type:func rom:0x1344
+is_debug_panic = 0x80025F44; // type:func rom:0x1344
 boot_main = 0x80025F70; // type:func rom:0x1370
 gfxRetrace_Callback = 0x8002605C; // type:func rom:0x145C
 gfx_task_main = 0x80026164; // type:func rom:0x1564