diff --git a/src/posix-lock.c b/src/posix-lock.c
index 89be944..29f0f76 100644
--- a/src/posix-lock.c
+++ b/src/posix-lock.c
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ get_lock_object (gpgrt_lock_t *lockhd)
     }
   if (sizeof (gpgrt_lock_t) < sizeof (_gpgrt_lock_t))
     {
-      assert (!"sizeof lock obj");
-      abort ();
+     /* assert (!"sizeof lock obj");
+      abort (); */
     }
 
   return lock;