diff --git a/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py b/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
index 258ed9f9a..149101e71 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
@@ -426,7 +426,10 @@ def _saferepr(obj: object) -> str:
 
 def _get_maxsize_for_saferepr(config: Optional[Config]) -> Optional[int]:
     """Get `maxsize` configuration for saferepr based on the given config object."""
-    verbosity = config.getoption("verbose") if config is not None else 0
+    if config is None:
+        verbosity = 0
+    else:
+        verbosity = config.get_verbosity(Config.VERBOSITY_ASSERTIONS)
     if verbosity >= 2:
         return None
     if verbosity >= 1:
diff --git a/testing/test_assertrewrite.py b/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
index d3cd61444..a4d48b6fe 100644
--- a/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
+++ b/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
@@ -2056,13 +2056,15 @@ class TestReprSizeVerbosity:
     )
     def test_get_maxsize_for_saferepr(self, verbose: int, expected_size) -> None:
         class FakeConfig:
-            def getoption(self, name: str) -> int:
-                assert name == "verbose"
+            def get_verbosity(self, verbosity_type: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
                 return verbose
 
         config = FakeConfig()
         assert _get_maxsize_for_saferepr(cast(Config, config)) == expected_size
 
+    def test_get_maxsize_for_saferepr_no_config(self) -> None:
+        assert _get_maxsize_for_saferepr(None) == DEFAULT_REPR_MAX_SIZE
+
     def create_test_file(self, pytester: Pytester, size: int) -> None:
         pytester.makepyfile(
             f"""