diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/asset_mapper.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/asset_mapper.php
index f41574d3b58da..b7ce65f030345 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/asset_mapper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/asset_mapper.php
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
                 param('kernel.project_dir'),
                 abstract_arg('array of excluded path patterns'),
                 abstract_arg('exclude dot files'),
+                param('kernel.debug'),
             ])
 
         ->set('asset_mapper.public_assets_path_resolver', PublicAssetsPathResolver::class)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/AssetMapper/AssetMapperRepository.php b/src/Symfony/Component/AssetMapper/AssetMapperRepository.php
index b001c49bead9e..9371b32d843d4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/AssetMapper/AssetMapperRepository.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/AssetMapper/AssetMapperRepository.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public function __construct(
         private readonly string $projectRootDir,
         private readonly array $excludedPathPatterns = [],
         private readonly bool $excludeDotFiles = true,
+        private readonly bool $debug = false
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ private function getDirectories(): array
         $this->absolutePaths = [];
         foreach ($this->paths as $path => $namespace) {
             if ($filesystem->isAbsolutePath($path)) {
-                if (!file_exists($path)) {
+                if (!file_exists($path) && $this->debug) {
                     throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The asset mapper directory "%s" does not exist.', $path));
                 }
                 $this->absolutePaths[realpath($path)] = $namespace;
@@ -161,7 +162,9 @@ private function getDirectories(): array
                 continue;
             }
 
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The asset mapper directory "%s" does not exist.', $path));
+            if ($this->debug) {
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The asset mapper directory "%s" does not exist.', $path));
+            }
         }
 
         return $this->absolutePaths;