diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c76bfd8ab..24ba52bfe3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1000,8 +1000,20 @@ add_compile_definitions(
 )
 
 if(NOT ASSERT_ENABLED)
+    if(APPLE)
+        add_compile_definitions("_LIBCXX_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=0")
+        add_compile_definitions("_LIBCPP_HARDENING_MODE=_LIBCPP_HARDENING_MODE_NONE")
+    endif()
+
     add_compile_definitions("NDEBUG=1")
 else()
+    if(APPLE)
+        add_compile_definitions("_LIBCXX_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=1")
+        add_compile_definitions("_LIBCPP_HARDENING_MODE=_LIBCPP_HARDENING_MODE_DEBUG")
+    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+        add_compile_definitions("_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS=1")
+    endif()
+
     add_compile_definitions("ASSERT_ENABLED=1")
 endif()
 
diff --git a/scripts/env.sh b/scripts/env.sh
index 1ec1248e4c..6ff0e225af 100755
--- a/scripts/env.sh
+++ b/scripts/env.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fi
 # https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/25755
 if [[ $(uname -s) == 'Darwin' && $LLVM_VERSION == '18' ]]; then
   export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-define-target-os-macros "
-  export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fno-define-target-os-macros "
+  export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fno-define-target-os-macros -D_LIBCXX_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=0 -D_LIBCPP_HARDENING_MODE=_LIBCPP_HARDENING_MODE_NONE "
 fi
 
 # libarchive needs position-independent executables to compile successfully
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $(uname -s) == 'Darwin' ]]; then
   export CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:-13.0}
-
   CMAKE_FLAGS+=(-DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET})
   export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mmacosx-version-min=${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} -D__DARWIN_NON_CANCELABLE=1 "
   export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -mmacosx-version-min=${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} -D__DARWIN_NON_CANCELABLE=1 "
diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.cpp b/src/bun.js/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.cpp
index b64e813269..51b5276bca 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.cpp
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.cpp
@@ -714,7 +714,6 @@ void Zig::GlobalObject::resetOnEachMicrotaskTick()
 
 extern "C" JSC__JSGlobalObject* Zig__GlobalObject__create(void* console_client, int32_t executionContextId, bool miniMode, bool evalMode, void* worker_ptr)
 {
-
     auto heapSize = miniMode ? JSC::HeapType::Small : JSC::HeapType::Large;
     JSC::VM& vm = JSC::VM::create(heapSize).leakRef();
     // This must happen before JSVMClientData::create
@@ -756,7 +755,7 @@ extern "C" JSC__JSGlobalObject* Zig__GlobalObject__create(void* console_client,
 
     auto* globalObject = createGlobalObject();
     if (UNLIKELY(!globalObject)) {
-        PANIC("Failed to allocate JavaScript global object. Did your computer run out of memory?");
+        BUN_PANIC("Failed to allocate JavaScript global object. Did your computer run out of memory?");
     }
 
     globalObject->setConsole(console_client);
diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/headers-handwritten.h b/src/bun.js/bindings/headers-handwritten.h
index ce5287eb5f..73a461e208 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/headers-handwritten.h
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/headers-handwritten.h
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ const ZigStackFrameCode ZigStackFrameCodeGlobal = 4;
 const ZigStackFrameCode ZigStackFrameCodeWasm = 5;
 const ZigStackFrameCode ZigStackFrameCodeConstructor = 6;
 
+extern "C" void __attribute((__noreturn__)) Bun__panic(const char* message, size_t length);
+#define BUN_PANIC(message) Bun__panic(message, sizeof(message) - 1)
+
 typedef struct ZigStackFramePosition {
     int32_t line_zero_based;
     int32_t column_zero_based;
@@ -273,10 +276,7 @@ extern "C" void Bun__WTFStringImpl__ref(WTF::StringImpl* impl);
 extern "C" bool BunString__fromJS(JSC::JSGlobalObject*, JSC::EncodedJSValue, BunString*);
 extern "C" JSC::EncodedJSValue BunString__toJS(JSC::JSGlobalObject*, const BunString*);
 extern "C" void BunString__toWTFString(BunString*);
-extern "C" void Bun__panic(const char* message, size_t length);
-#ifndef PANIC
-#define PANIC(message) Bun__panic(message, sizeof(message) - 1)
-#endif
+
 namespace Bun {
 JSC::JSValue toJS(JSC::JSGlobalObject*, BunString);
 BunString toString(JSC::JSGlobalObject* globalObject, JSC::JSValue value);
diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/workaround-missing-symbols.cpp b/src/bun.js/bindings/workaround-missing-symbols.cpp
index 0b095e6c60..8e61d2145b 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/workaround-missing-symbols.cpp
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/workaround-missing-symbols.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+
 #if defined(WIN32)
 
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -266,8 +267,23 @@ extern "C" int __wrap_mknodat(int dirfd, const char* path, __mode_t mode, __dev_
 // macOS
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
 
+#include <version>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdarg>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include "headers.h"
+
+void std::__libcpp_verbose_abort(char const* format, ...)
+{
+    va_list list;
+    va_start(list, format);
+    char buffer[1024];
+    size_t len = vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), format, list);
+    va_end(list);
+
+    Bun__panic(buffer, len);
+}
 
 extern "C" int pthread_self_is_exiting_np()
 {