diff --git a/hif/src/ce/ce_main.c b/hif/src/ce/ce_main.c
index 438135e..7cd576e 100644
--- a/hif/src/ce/ce_main.c
+++ b/hif/src/ce/ce_main.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,11 @@
 	int status, i = 0;
 	unsigned int mux_id = 0;
 
-	QDF_ASSERT(nbytes <= qdf_nbuf_len(nbuf));
+	if (nbytes > qdf_nbuf_len(nbuf)) {
+		HIF_ERROR("%s: nbytes:%d nbuf_len:%d", __func__, nbytes,
+			  (uint32_t)qdf_nbuf_len(nbuf));
+		QDF_ASSERT(0);
+	}
 
 	transfer_id =
 		(mux_id & MUX_ID_MASK) |