diff --git a/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/error.c b/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/error.c
index 7f33cac131d..db8c0c97903 100644
--- a/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/error.c
+++ b/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/error.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ IoRaiseInformationalHardError(IN NTSTATUS ErrorStatus,
 {
     DPRINT1("IoRaiseInformationalHardError: %lx, '%wZ'\n", ErrorStatus, String);
 #if DBG
-    __debugbreak(); /* CORE-17587 */
+    ASSERT(ErrorStatus != STATUS_FILE_CORRUPT_ERROR); /* CORE-17587 */
 #endif
     return FALSE;
 }