diff --git a/test/mesh/btstack_config.h b/test/mesh/btstack_config.h
index 17d7b48b8..4152c2e6e 100644
--- a/test/mesh/btstack_config.h
+++ b/test/mesh/btstack_config.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #define HAVE_POSIX_TIME
 #define HAVE_POSIX_FILE_IO
 #define HAVE_BTSTACK_STDIN
+#define HAVE_ASSERT
 
 // BTstack features that can be enabled
 #define ENABLE_BLE