# https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/28680#issuecomment-3913517186
--- a/sql/my_json_writer.cc	2026-02-17 17:18:40
+++ b/sql/my_json_writer.cc	2026-02-17 17:19:48
@@ -234,8 +234,10 @@
 
 void Json_writer::add_unquoted_str(const char* str, size_t len)
 {
+#if !defined(NDEBUG) || defined(JSON_WRITER_UNIT_TEST)
   VALIDITY_ASSERT(fmt_helper.is_making_writer_calls() ||
                   got_name == named_item_expected());
+#endif
   if (on_add_str(str, len))
     return;
 
@@ -267,8 +269,10 @@
 
 void Json_writer::add_str(const char* str, size_t num_bytes)
 {
+#if !defined(NDEBUG) || defined(JSON_WRITER_UNIT_TEST)
   VALIDITY_ASSERT(fmt_helper.is_making_writer_calls() ||
                   got_name == named_item_expected());
+#endif
   if (on_add_str(str, num_bytes))
     return;