diff --git a/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp b/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
index 78f2a5fdb..127aacd50 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 				torrent*, void*)> ext);
 			void add_ses_extension(boost::shared_ptr<plugin> ext);
 #endif
-#ifdef TORRENT_DEBUG
+#if defined TORRENT_DEBUG || TORRENT_RELEASE_ASSERTS
 			bool has_peer(peer_connection const* p) const
 			{
 				TORRENT_ASSERT(is_network_thread());
diff --git a/src/utp_stream.cpp b/src/utp_stream.cpp
index f8939db86..ebc8df974 100644
--- a/src/utp_stream.cpp
+++ b/src/utp_stream.cpp
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ bool utp_socket_impl::send_pkt(int flags)
 	boost::uint8_t* ptr = NULL;
 	utp_header* h = NULL;
 
-#ifdef TORRENT_DEBUG
+#if defined TORRENT_DEBUG || TORRENT_RELEASE_ASSERTS
 	bool stack_alloced = false;
 #endif
 
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ bool utp_socket_impl::send_pkt(int flags)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-#ifdef TORRENT_DEBUG
+#if defined TORRENT_DEBUG || TORRENT_RELEASE_ASSERTS
 			stack_alloced = true;
 #endif
 			TORRENT_ASSERT(force);