diff --git a/include/sound/sof/trace.h b/include/sound/sof/trace.h
index 49f0f310d9029b..7d211f319a92e2 100644
--- a/include/sound/sof/trace.h
+++ b/include/sound/sof/trace.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct sof_ipc_dma_trace_posn {
 #define SOF_IPC_PANIC_STACK			(SOF_IPC_PANIC_MAGIC | 0x8)
 #define SOF_IPC_PANIC_IDLE			(SOF_IPC_PANIC_MAGIC | 0x9)
 #define SOF_IPC_PANIC_WFI			(SOF_IPC_PANIC_MAGIC | 0xa)
+#define SOF_IPC_PANIC_ASSERT			(SOF_IPC_PANIC_MAGIC | 0xb)
 
 /* panic info include filename and line number */
 struct sof_ipc_panic_info {
diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/sof/abi.h b/include/uapi/sound/sof/abi.h
index 98da1236cd66b3..37e0a90dc9e6c3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/sof/abi.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/sof/abi.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 /* SOF ABI version major, minor and patch numbers */
 #define SOF_ABI_MAJOR 3
-#define SOF_ABI_MINOR 3
+#define SOF_ABI_MINOR 4
 #define SOF_ABI_PATCH 0
 
 /* SOF ABI version number. Format within 32bit word is MMmmmppp */
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/core.c b/sound/soc/sof/core.c
index 2ca716f5dd8970..22b2f152837480 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/core.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ static const struct sof_panic_msg panic_msg[] = {
 	{SOF_IPC_PANIC_STACK, "stack overflow"},
 	{SOF_IPC_PANIC_IDLE, "can't enter idle"},
 	{SOF_IPC_PANIC_WFI, "invalid wait state"},
+	{SOF_IPC_PANIC_ASSERT, "assertion failed"},
 };
 
 int snd_sof_get_status(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, u32 panic_code,