diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 08ac7027f..7580c9dd2 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -977,7 +977,9 @@ _spdk_blob_load_cpl(spdk_bs_sequence_t *seq, void *cb_arg, int bserrno)
 		uint64_t next_lba = _spdk_bs_page_to_lba(blob->bs, blob->bs->md_start + next_page);
 		uint64_t max_md_lba = _spdk_bs_page_to_lba(blob->bs, blob->bs->md_start + blob->bs->md_len);
 
-		assert(next_lba < max_md_lba);
+		if (next_lba >= max_md_lba) {
+			assert(false);
+		}
 
 		/* Read the next page */
 		ctx->num_pages++;