diff --git a/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c b/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
index 6ba02c1fd..2674de07d 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/aio/bdev_aio.c
@@ -398,7 +398,10 @@ static void
 bdev_aio_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 		    bool success)
 {
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	switch (bdev_io->type) {
 	case SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_READ:
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index d650386fa..4cbeb1a48 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -1657,7 +1657,10 @@ static void
 _spdk_bdev_io_split_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 			       bool success)
 {
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	_spdk_bdev_io_split(ch, bdev_io);
 }
diff --git a/lib/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c b/lib/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c
index ca574986c..87737347e 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c
@@ -913,7 +913,10 @@ crypto_read_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 	struct crypto_io_channel *crypto_ch = spdk_io_channel_get_ctx(ch);
 	int rc;
 
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	rc = spdk_bdev_readv_blocks(crypto_bdev->base_desc, crypto_ch->base_ch, bdev_io->u.bdev.iovs,
 				    bdev_io->u.bdev.iovcnt, bdev_io->u.bdev.offset_blocks,
diff --git a/lib/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl.c b/lib/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl.c
index 28af6e2d9..992b27ad7 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl.c
@@ -315,7 +315,11 @@ static void
 bdev_ftl_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 		    bool success)
 {
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		bdev_ftl_complete_io((struct ftl_bdev_io *)bdev_io->driver_ctx,
+				     SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	int rc = bdev_ftl_readv((struct ftl_bdev *)bdev_io->bdev->ctxt,
 				ch, (struct ftl_bdev_io *)bdev_io->driver_ctx);
diff --git a/lib/bdev/iscsi/bdev_iscsi.c b/lib/bdev/iscsi/bdev_iscsi.c
index 658f3ef38..0d36ab32e 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/iscsi/bdev_iscsi.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/iscsi/bdev_iscsi.c
@@ -400,7 +400,10 @@ static void
 bdev_iscsi_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 		      bool success)
 {
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	bdev_iscsi_readv((struct bdev_iscsi_lun *)bdev_io->bdev->ctxt,
 			 (struct bdev_iscsi_io *)bdev_io->driver_ctx,
diff --git a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
index f2565b517..e8a0fa8e3 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
@@ -843,7 +843,10 @@ lvol_reset(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
 static void
 lvol_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, bool success)
 {
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	lvol_read(ch, bdev_io);
 }
diff --git a/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c b/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
index f7b48ac05..6bdc7a73e 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
@@ -379,7 +379,10 @@ bdev_nvme_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	ret = bdev_nvme_readv((struct nvme_bdev *)bdev_io->bdev->ctxt,
 			      ch,
diff --git a/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c b/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c
index 341d93e20..380b21398 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static void
 io_handle(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
 {
 	struct vbdev_ocf *vbdev = bdev_io->bdev->ctxt;
-	struct ocf_io *io;
+	struct ocf_io *io = NULL;
 	struct bdev_ocf_data *data = NULL;
 	struct vbdev_ocf_qcxt *qctx = spdk_io_channel_get_ctx(ch);
 	int err;
@@ -345,7 +345,10 @@ static void
 vbdev_ocf_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 		     bool success)
 {
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	io_handle(ch, bdev_io);
 }
diff --git a/lib/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c b/lib/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
index 43981b8f2..f97810d49 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
@@ -217,7 +217,10 @@ pt_read_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, boo
 					 pt_bdev);
 	struct pt_io_channel *pt_ch = spdk_io_channel_get_ctx(ch);
 
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	spdk_bdev_readv_blocks(pt_node->base_desc, pt_ch->base_ch, bdev_io->u.bdev.iovs,
 			       bdev_io->u.bdev.iovcnt, bdev_io->u.bdev.offset_blocks,
diff --git a/lib/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem.c b/lib/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem.c
index 87aa5d6a7..b1b94ae87 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem.c
@@ -187,7 +187,10 @@ static void
 bdev_pmem_io_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *channel, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 			bool success)
 {
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	bdev_pmem_submit_io(bdev_io,
 			    bdev_io->bdev->ctxt,
diff --git a/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c b/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
index 4842bf09b..687dd1d59 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
@@ -607,7 +607,10 @@ static void
 raid_bdev_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 		     bool success)
 {
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	raid_bdev_start_rw_request(ch, bdev_io);
 }
diff --git a/lib/bdev/rbd/bdev_rbd.c b/lib/bdev/rbd/bdev_rbd.c
index 07185a1db..3d4ba330d 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/rbd/bdev_rbd.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/rbd/bdev_rbd.c
@@ -379,7 +379,10 @@ bdev_rbd_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	ret = bdev_rbd_rw(bdev_io->bdev->ctxt,
 			  ch,
diff --git a/lib/bdev/virtio/bdev_virtio_blk.c b/lib/bdev/virtio/bdev_virtio_blk.c
index 31e1e5e3a..b5ce6c7e8 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/virtio/bdev_virtio_blk.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/virtio/bdev_virtio_blk.c
@@ -187,7 +187,10 @@ static void
 bdev_virtio_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 		       bool success)
 {
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	bdev_virtio_command(ch, bdev_io);
 }
diff --git a/lib/bdev/virtio/bdev_virtio_scsi.c b/lib/bdev/virtio/bdev_virtio_scsi.c
index b39cd64f9..5b083b314 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/virtio/bdev_virtio_scsi.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/virtio/bdev_virtio_scsi.c
@@ -587,7 +587,10 @@ bdev_virtio_unmap(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, bool
 	uint64_t offset_blocks, num_blocks;
 	uint16_t cmd_len;
 
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	buf = bdev_io->u.bdev.iovs[0].iov_base;
 
@@ -628,7 +631,10 @@ static void
 bdev_virtio_get_buf_cb(struct spdk_io_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 		       bool success)
 {
-	assert(success == true);
+	if (!success) {
+		spdk_bdev_io_complete(bdev_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	bdev_virtio_rw(ch, bdev_io);
 }