diff --git a/compiler/fir/native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/native/interop/FirObjCInterop.kt b/compiler/fir/native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/native/interop/FirObjCInterop.kt
index b1b6326e528..9d482ef78a5 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/native/interop/FirObjCInterop.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/native/interop/FirObjCInterop.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ internal fun FirFunctionSymbol<*>.getObjCMethodInfoFromOverriddenFunctions(sessi
                 // call of `processFunctionsByName()` is needed only for necessary side-effect before `getDirectOverriddenFunctions` call
                 unsubstitutedScope.processFunctionsByName(symbol.name) {}
                 unsubstitutedScope.getDirectOverriddenFunctions(symbol).firstNotNullOfOrNull {
-                    assert(it != this) { "Function ${symbol.name}() is wrongly contained in its own getDirectOverriddenFunctions" }
+                    require(it != this) { "Function ${symbol.name}() is wrongly contained in its own getDirectOverriddenFunctions" }
                     it.getObjCMethodInfoFromOverriddenFunctions(session, scopeSession)
                 }
             }