diff --git a/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-outgoing.c b/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-outgoing.c
index c44b5880aa..9912330886 100644
--- a/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-outgoing.c
+++ b/shared/n-dhcp4/src/n-dhcp4-outgoing.c
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@
 int n_dhcp4_outgoing_new(NDhcp4Outgoing **outgoingp, size_t max_size, uint8_t overload) {
         _c_cleanup_(n_dhcp4_outgoing_freep) NDhcp4Outgoing *outgoing = NULL;
 
-        c_assert(!(overload & ~(N_DHCP4_OVERLOAD_FILE | N_DHCP4_OVERLOAD_SNAME)));
-
         /*
          * Make sure the minimum limit is bigger than the maximum protocol
          * header plus the DHCP-message-header plus a single OPTION_END byte.
@@ -64,6 +62,8 @@ int n_dhcp4_outgoing_new(NDhcp4Outgoing **outgoingp, size_t max_size, uint8_t ov
                                                              sizeof(NDhcp4Message) + 1,
                       "Invalid minimum IP packet limit");
 
+        c_assert(!(overload & ~(N_DHCP4_OVERLOAD_FILE | N_DHCP4_OVERLOAD_SNAME)));
+
         outgoing = calloc(1, sizeof(*outgoing));
         if (!outgoing)
                 return -ENOMEM;