diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/llvm-jit.cpp b/src/mono/mono/mini/llvm-jit.cpp
index 17a9eb8446356..cf2c66d36fb0e 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/llvm-jit.cpp
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/llvm-jit.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ struct MonoLLVMJIT {
 		auto k = add_module (std::unique_ptr<Module>(module));
 		auto bodysym = compile_layer.findSymbolIn (k, mangle (func), false);
 		auto bodyaddr = bodysym.getAddress ();
-		assert (bodyaddr);
+		if (!bodyaddr)
+			g_assert_not_reached();
 		for (int i = 0; i < nvars; ++i) {
 			auto var = unwrap<GlobalVariable> (callee_vars[i]);
 			auto sym = compile_layer.findSymbolIn (k, mangle (var->getName ()), true);
@@ -404,7 +405,8 @@ class MonoLLVMJIT {
 		auto ModuleHandle = addModule (F, m);
 		auto BodySym = CompileLayer.findSymbolIn(ModuleHandle, mangle (F), false);
 		auto BodyAddr = BodySym.getAddress();
-		assert (BodyAddr);
+		if (!BodyAddr)
+			g_assert_not_reached ();
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < nvars; ++i) {
 			GlobalVariable *var = unwrap<GlobalVariable>(callee_vars [i]);