diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/good/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/good/default.nix
index 86684893efd3..bc1656c191a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/good/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/good/default.nix
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Dexamples=disabled" # requires many dependencies and probably not useful for our users
     "-Ddoc=disabled" # `hotdoc` not packaged in nixpkgs as of writing
+    "-Dglib-asserts=disabled" # asserts should be disabled on stable releases
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!qt5Support) [
     "-Dqt5=disabled"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!gtkSupport) [