diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index ada581c5d6..c8056ef83d 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -5771,7 +5771,7 @@ static int kvm_handle_rdmsr(X86CPU *cpu, struct kvm_run *run)
         }
     }
 
-    assert(false);
+    g_assert_not_reached();
 }
 
 static int kvm_handle_wrmsr(X86CPU *cpu, struct kvm_run *run)
@@ -5790,7 +5790,7 @@ static int kvm_handle_wrmsr(X86CPU *cpu, struct kvm_run *run)
         }
     }
 
-    assert(false);
+    g_assert_not_reached();
 }
 
 static bool has_sgx_provisioning;