diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_1_2.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_1_2.c
index 9aff8fbe545..b74ecc9e812 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_1_2.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_1_2.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ static void radeon_enc_encode_params(struct radeon_encoder *enc)
 
    if (enc->luma->meta_offset) {
       RVID_ERR("DCC surfaces not supported.\n");
-      return;
+      assert(false);
    }
 
    enc->enc_pic.enc_params.allowed_max_bitstream_size = enc->bs_size;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_4_0.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_4_0.c
index 4a9ee9c7589..99b0edc04ae 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_4_0.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/radeon_vcn_enc_4_0.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ static void radeon_enc_av1_encode_params(struct radeon_encoder *enc)
 
    if (enc->luma->meta_offset) {
       RVID_ERR("DCC surfaces not supported.\n");
-      return;
+      assert(false);
    }
 
    enc->enc_pic.enc_params.allowed_max_bitstream_size = enc->bs_size;