diff --git a/tools/link.py b/tools/link.py
index 79aa4b8418c89..e24de2fa58228 100644
--- a/tools/link.py
+++ b/tools/link.py
@@ -2056,6 +2056,7 @@ def run_embind_gen(options, wasm_target, js_syms, extra_settings):
     settings.MEMORY64 = 2
   # Source maps haven't been generated yet and aren't needed to run embind_gen.
   settings.LOAD_SOURCE_MAP = 0
+  settings.ASSERTIONS = 0
   outfile_js = in_temp('tsgen.js')
   # The Wasm outfile may be modified by emscripten.emscript, so use a temporary file.
   outfile_wasm = in_temp('tsgen.wasm')