diff --git a/os/hal/ports/STM32/LLD/SPIv1/spi_lld.c b/os/hal/ports/STM32/LLD/SPIv1/spi_lld.c
index 4c4584a08..c2e7f9cf1 100644
--- a/os/hal/ports/STM32/LLD/SPIv1/spi_lld.c
+++ b/os/hal/ports/STM32/LLD/SPIv1/spi_lld.c
@@ -361,12 +361,12 @@ void spi_lld_start(SPIDriver *spip) {
                             STM32_SPI_SPI4_IRQ_PRIORITY,
                             (stm32_dmaisr_t)spi_lld_serve_rx_interrupt,
                             (void *)spip);
-      chDbgAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
+      osalDgbAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
       b = dmaStreamAllocate(spip->dmatx,
                             STM32_SPI_SPI4_IRQ_PRIORITY,
                             (stm32_dmaisr_t)spi_lld_serve_tx_interrupt,
                             (void *)spip);
-      chDbgAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
+      osalDgbAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
       rccEnableSPI4(FALSE);
     }
 #endif
@@ -377,12 +377,12 @@ void spi_lld_start(SPIDriver *spip) {
                             STM32_SPI_SPI5_IRQ_PRIORITY,
                             (stm32_dmaisr_t)spi_lld_serve_rx_interrupt,
                             (void *)spip);
-      chDbgAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
+      osalDgbAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
       b = dmaStreamAllocate(spip->dmatx,
                             STM32_SPI_SPI5_IRQ_PRIORITY,
                             (stm32_dmaisr_t)spi_lld_serve_tx_interrupt,
                             (void *)spip);
-      chDbgAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
+      osalDgbAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
       rccEnableSPI5(FALSE);
     }
 #endif
@@ -393,12 +393,12 @@ void spi_lld_start(SPIDriver *spip) {
                             STM32_SPI_SPI6_IRQ_PRIORITY,
                             (stm32_dmaisr_t)spi_lld_serve_rx_interrupt,
                             (void *)spip);
-      chDbgAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
+      osalDgbAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
       b = dmaStreamAllocate(spip->dmatx,
                             STM32_SPI_SPI6_IRQ_PRIORITY,
                             (stm32_dmaisr_t)spi_lld_serve_tx_interrupt,
                             (void *)spip);
-      chDbgAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
+      osalDgbAssert(!b, "stream already allocated");
       rccEnableSPI6(FALSE);
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index f9df37fbc..da9ded8d2 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 - RT:  Removed the p_msg field from the thread_t structure saving a
        msg_t-sized field from the structure. Messages now use a new field
        into the p_u union. Now synchronous messages are even faster.
+- HAL: Fixed chDbgAssert() still called from STM32 SPIv1 driver (bug #704)
+       (backported to 3.0.6 and 16.1.3).
 - HAL: Fixed broken demo for STM32F429 (bug #703)(backported to 16.1.3).
 - HAL: Fixed wrong macro definition for palWriteLine (bug #702)(backported
        to 16.1.3).