diff --git a/compilerplugins/clang/stringviewparam.cxx b/compilerplugins/clang/stringviewparam.cxx
index 9182bf449bbe..862e9f331133 100644
--- a/compilerplugins/clang/stringviewparam.cxx
+++ b/compilerplugins/clang/stringviewparam.cxx
@@ -504,6 +504,10 @@ private:
         {
             return;
         }
+        if (compiler.getPreprocessor().getIdentifierInfo("NDEBUG")->hasMacroDefinition())
+        {
+            return;
+        }
         StringRef fn(handler.getMainFileName());
         // leave the string QA tests alone
         if (loplugin::hasPathnamePrefix(fn, SRCDIR "/sal/qa/"))
diff --git a/compilerplugins/clang/test/stringviewparam.cxx b/compilerplugins/clang/test/stringviewparam.cxx
index a9fcab3ac3a0..db57c8ac415f 100644
--- a/compilerplugins/clang/test/stringviewparam.cxx
+++ b/compilerplugins/clang/test/stringviewparam.cxx
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
+#undef NDEBUG
+
 #include "sal/config.h"
 
 #include <string_view>