diff --git a/libavcodec/mlpdec.c b/libavcodec/mlpdec.c
index a8980129e2f4ffdac3541c96131c165116e24d88..24a6d8deb4c22a5dbb289598abff5136fe19f3a9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mlpdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mlpdec.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static int read_filter_params(MLPDecodeContext *m, GetBitContext *gbp,
     int i, order;
 
     // Filter is 0 for FIR, 1 for IIR.
-    assert(filter < 2);
+    av_assert0(filter < 2);
 
     if (m->filter_changed[channel][filter]++ > 1) {
         av_log(m->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Filters may change only once per access unit.\n");