diff --git a/libavcodec/adpcmenc.c b/libavcodec/adpcmenc.c
index 284fbb60e8..217d165f30 100644
--- a/libavcodec/adpcmenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/adpcmenc.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static void adpcm_compress_trellis(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                     *h = generation;\
                     u  = nodes_next[pos];\
                     if (!u) {\
-                        assert(pathn < FREEZE_INTERVAL << avctx->trellis);\
+                        av_assert1(pathn < FREEZE_INTERVAL << avctx->trellis);\
                         u = t++;\
                         nodes_next[pos] = u;\
                         u->path = pathn++;\