diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
index df51f62f74..57d257b498 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
@@ -4331,7 +4331,8 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(conference_function)
 		char *dfile = NULL;
 
 		if (conference->sound_prefix) {
-			assert((dfile = switch_mprintf("%s/%s", conference->sound_prefix, conference->kicked_sound)));
+			dfile = switch_mprintf("%s/%s", conference->sound_prefix, conference->kicked_sound);
+			assert(dfile);
 			toplay = dfile;
 		} else {
 			toplay = conference->kicked_sound;
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
index dab916e14d..582606d6be 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
@@ -2441,7 +2441,8 @@ static JSBool session_construct(JSContext * cx, JSObject * obj, uintN argc, jsva
 {
 	struct js_session *jss = NULL;
 
-	assert((jss = malloc(sizeof(*jss))));
+	jss = malloc(sizeof(*jss));
+	assert(jss);
 	memset(jss, 0, sizeof(*jss));
 	jss->cx = cx;
 	jss->obj = obj;