diff --git a/encoder/basisu_opencl.cpp b/encoder/basisu_opencl.cpp
index 200cff5..312e46b 100644
--- a/encoder/basisu_opencl.cpp
+++ b/encoder/basisu_opencl.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 #include <CL/cl.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BASISU_OPENCL_ASSERT_ON_ANY_ERRORS (1)
+#ifndef BASISU_OPENCL_ASSERT_ON_ANY_ERRORS
+	#define BASISU_OPENCL_ASSERT_ON_ANY_ERRORS (0)
+#endif
 
 namespace basisu
 {