diff --git a/libavcodec/mips/mpegvideo_mmi.c b/libavcodec/mips/mpegvideo_mmi.c
index 485c247ced..292b725025 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mips/mpegvideo_mmi.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mips/mpegvideo_mmi.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ void ff_dct_unquantize_mpeg2_intra_mmi(const MPVContext *s, int16_t *block,
     DECLARE_VAR_ALL64;
     DECLARE_VAR_ADDRT;
 
-    assert(s->block_last_index[n]>=0);
+    av_assert2(s->block_last_index[n]>=0);
 
     nCoeffs = s->intra_scantable.raster_end[s->block_last_index[n]];