diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_ASSERT_DEBUG b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_ASSERT_DEBUG
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index 00000000000..2bc179cc813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_ASSERT_DEBUG
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+Set to compile programs and libraries without the
+.Xr assert 3
+checks.