1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/filesearch.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/filesearch.rs
index 207ba5157bd..cb3e9c80a13 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/filesearch.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/filesearch.rs
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ fn current_dll_path() -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
                 let fname_ptr = info.dli_fname.as_ptr();
                 #[cfg(not(target_os = "cygwin"))]
                 let fname_ptr = {
-                    if info.dli_fname.is_null() {
-                        return Err("dladdr returned null pointer".into());
-                    }
+                    assert!(!info.dli_fname.is_null(), "the docs do not allow dladdr to be null");
                     info.dli_fname
                 };
                 let bytes = CStr::from_ptr(fname_ptr).to_bytes();