diff --git a/components/common/libc/include/assert_fail_handler.h b/components/common/libc/include/assert_fail_handler.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ASSERT_FAIL_HANDLER_H_
+#define ASSERT_FAIL_HANDLER_H_
+
+#include "compiler.h"
+
+/*
+ * Generic assert fail handler function definition. Should be implemented by the environment.
+ */
+void __noreturn assert_fail_handler(const char *file, int line,
+				    const char *func, const char *failedexpr);
+
+#endif /* ASSERT_FAIL_HANDLER_H_ */