diff --git a/libavcodec/put_bits.h b/libavcodec/put_bits.h
index 9256e7fa4d..132d1331e9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/put_bits.h
+++ b/libavcodec/put_bits.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/common.h"
 #include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
 #include "libavutil/log.h"
+#include "libavutil/avassert.h"
 #include "mathops.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ static inline void put_bits(PutBitContext *s, int n, unsigned int value)
     int bit_left;
 
     //    printf("put_bits=%d %x\n", n, value);
-    assert(n <= 31 && value < (1U << n));
+    av_assert2(n <= 31 && value < (1U << n));
 
     bit_buf = s->bit_buf;
     bit_left = s->bit_left;