diff --git a/lld/ELF/OutputSections.cpp b/lld/ELF/OutputSections.cpp
index fd08dfbb0f56..53835cb9bd20 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/OutputSections.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/OutputSections.cpp
@@ -861,8 +861,8 @@ template <class ELFT> void EhFrameHeader<ELFT>::writeTo(uint8_t *Buf) {
 
 template <class ELFT>
 void EhFrameHeader<ELFT>::assignEhFrame(EHOutputSection<ELFT> *Sec) {
-  if (this->Sec && this->Sec != Sec)
-    assert("multiple .eh_frame sections not supported for .eh_frame_hdr");
+  assert((!this->Sec || this->Sec == Sec) &&
+         "multiple .eh_frame sections not supported for .eh_frame_hdr");
   Live = Config->EhFrameHdr;
   this->Sec = Sec;
 }