diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_defrag.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_defrag.c
index 1d87af64c8..fdf01ac53a 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_defrag.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_defrag.c
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS dp_rx_defrag_reo_reinject(struct dp_peer *peer,
 
 	link_desc_va = dp_rx_cookie_2_link_desc_va(soc, &buf_info);
 
-	qdf_assert(link_desc_va);
+	qdf_assert_always(link_desc_va);
 
 	msdu0 = hal_rx_msdu0_buffer_addr_lsb(soc->hal_soc, link_desc_va);
 	nbuf_len = qdf_nbuf_len(head) - RX_PKT_TLVS_LEN;
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_err.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_err.c
index 21a5c90873..cd4633a537 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_err.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_err.c
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ dp_rx_err_mpdu_pop(struct dp_soc *soc, uint32_t mac_id,
 		rx_msdu_link_desc =
 			dp_rx_cookie_2_link_desc_va(soc, &buf_info);
 
-		qdf_assert(rx_msdu_link_desc);
+		qdf_assert_always(rx_msdu_link_desc);
 
 		hal_rx_msdu_list_get(soc->hal_soc, rx_msdu_link_desc,
 				     &msdu_list, &num_msdus);
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_dest.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_dest.c
index 13c17c0ab8..6ed81f060c 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_dest.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_mon_dest.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ dp_rx_mon_mpdu_pop(struct dp_soc *soc, uint32_t mac_id,
 			dp_rx_cookie_2_mon_link_desc(dp_pdev,
 						     buf_info, mac_id);
 
-		qdf_assert(rx_msdu_link_desc);
+		qdf_assert_always(rx_msdu_link_desc);
 
 		hal_rx_msdu_list_get(soc->hal_soc, rx_msdu_link_desc,
 				     &msdu_list, &num_msdus);