diff --git a/kern/libkern/assert.h b/kern/libkern/assert.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cb7a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kern/libkern/assert.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <panic.h>
+
+#define assert(cond)                                                                                                   \
+    do {                                                                                                               \
+        if (!(cond)) {                                                                                                 \
+            PANIC("Assertion failed: %s\n", #cond);                                                                    \
+        }                                                                                                              \
+    } while (0)
+
+#define assert_msg(cond, fmt, ...)                                                                                     \
+    do {                                                                                                               \
+        if (!(cond)) {                                                                                                 \
+            PANIC("Assertion failed: %s: " fmt, #cond, ##__VA_ARGS__);                                                 \
+        }                                                                                                              \
+    } while (0)