diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/terminator.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/terminator.rs
index 919eaca90ce..d9a390184d9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/terminator.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/terminator.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir, M: Machine<'mir, 'tcx>> InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, M> {
             }
 
             Assert { ref cond, expected, ref msg, target, cleanup } => {
-                let ignored = !self.tcx.sess.overflow_checks()
+                let ignored = M::checked_binop_checks_overflow(self)
                     && match msg {
                         mir::AssertKind::OverflowNeg(..) => true,
                         mir::AssertKind::Overflow(op, ..) => op.is_checkable(),