diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
index 071e8000cc..9c60240de6 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
@@ -1106,6 +1106,9 @@ static int get_app_font_pt_size(const AppConfig* app_config)
 
 bool GUI_App::on_init_inner()
 {
+    // TODO: remove this when all asserts are gone.
+    wxDisableAsserts();
+
     // Set initialization of image handlers before any UI actions - See GH issue #7469
     wxInitAllImageHandlers();