1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/sync.cpp b/src/sync.cpp
index 255eb4f00b..c9aa98dcd6 100644
--- a/src/sync.cpp
+++ b/src/sync.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ static void potential_deadlock_detected(const std::pair<void*, void*>& mismatch,
         }
         LogPrintf(" %s\n", i.second.ToString());
     }
-    assert(false);
+    if (g_debug_lockorder_abort) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Assertion failed: detected inconsistent lock order at %s:%i, details in debug log.\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+        abort();
+    }
+    throw std::logic_error("potential deadlock detected");
 }
 
 static void push_lock(void* c, const CLockLocation& locklocation)
@@ -189,4 +193,6 @@ void DeleteLock(void* cs)
     }
 }
 
+bool g_debug_lockorder_abort = true;
+
 #endif /* DEBUG_LOCKORDER */