diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
index 8ad0c62733..2c2faaf1b4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void ubi_dump_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr);
 
 #include <hexdump.h>
 
+#ifndef __UBOOT__
 #define ubi_assert(expr)  do {                                               \
 	if (unlikely(!(expr))) {                                             \
 		pr_crit("UBI assert failed in %s at %u (pid %d)\n",          \
@@ -25,6 +26,15 @@ void ubi_dump_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr);
 		dump_stack();                                                \
 	}                                                                    \
 } while (0)
+#else
+#define ubi_assert(expr)  do {                                               \
+	if (unlikely(!(expr))) {                                             \
+		pr_debug("UBI assert failed in %s at %u\n",                  \
+		       __func__, __LINE__);                                  \
+		dump_stack();                                                \
+	}                                                                    \
+} while (0)
+#endif
 
 #define ubi_dbg_print_hex_dump(ps, pt, r, g, b, len, a)                      \
 		print_hex_dump(ps, pt, r, g, b, len, a)
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/debug.h b/fs/ubifs/debug.h
index bad0c67f5d..5f6e12702d 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/debug.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/debug.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ struct ubifs_global_debug_info {
 #else
 #define ubifs_assert(expr) do {                                                \
 	if (unlikely(!(expr))) {                                               \
-		pr_crit("UBIFS assert failed in %s at %u\n",                   \
+		pr_debug("UBIFS assert failed in %s at %u\n",                  \
 		       __func__, __LINE__);                                    \
 		dump_stack();                                                  \
 	}                                                                      \
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ struct ubifs_global_debug_info {
 #define ubifs_assert_cmt_locked(c) do {                                        \
 	if (unlikely(down_write_trylock(&(c)->commit_sem))) {                  \
 		up_write(&(c)->commit_sem);                                    \
-		pr_crit("commit lock is not locked!\n");                       \
+		pr_debug("commit lock is not locked!\n");                      \
 		ubifs_assert(0);                                               \
 	}                                                                      \
 } while (0)