diff --git a/libavformat/rawdec.c b/libavformat/rawdec.c
index 1746e7b194..4a06f80890 100644
--- a/libavformat/rawdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/rawdec.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
 #include "libavutil/parseutils.h"
 #include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+#include "libavutil/avassert.h"
 
 /* raw input */
 int ff_raw_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ int ff_raw_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
                 st->codec->channels    = s1->channels;
 
             st->codec->bits_per_coded_sample = av_get_bits_per_sample(st->codec->codec_id);
-            assert(st->codec->bits_per_coded_sample > 0);
+            av_assert0(st->codec->bits_per_coded_sample > 0);
             st->codec->block_align = st->codec->bits_per_coded_sample*st->codec->channels/8;
             avpriv_set_pts_info(st, 64, 1, st->codec->sample_rate);
             break;