diff --git a/liblog/logger_write.c b/liblog/logger_write.c
index 1a2d506..4324125 100644
--- a/liblog/logger_write.c
+++ b/liblog/logger_write.c
@@ -514,6 +514,14 @@
             strcpy(buf, "Unspecified assertion failed");
     }
 
+    // Log assertion failures to stderr for the benefit of "adb shell" users
+    // and gtests (http://b/23675822).
+    struct iovec iov[2] = {
+        { buf, strlen(buf) },
+        { (char*) "\n", 1 },
+    };
+    TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(writev(2, iov, 2));
+
     __android_log_write(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, tag, buf);
     abort(); /* abort so we have a chance to debug the situation */
     /* NOTREACHED */