diff --git a/gdb/bfd/elf32-arm.c b/gdb/bfd/elf32-arm.c

index dc784db..2756067 100644

--- gdb/bfd/elf32-arm.c

+++ gdb/bfd/elf32-arm.c

@@ -2449,8 +2449,8 @@ find_thumb_glue (struct bfd_link_info *link_info,

     (&(hash_table)->root, tmp_name, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);

   if (hash == NULL)

-    asprintf (error_message, _("unable to find THUMB glue '%s' for '%s'"),

-	      tmp_name, name);

+    BFD_ASSERT (asprintf (error_message,

+	      _("unable to find THUMB glue '%s' for '%s'"), tmp_name, name));

   free (tmp_name);

@@ -2482,8 +2482,8 @@ find_arm_glue (struct bfd_link_info *link_info,

     (&(hash_table)->root, tmp_name, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);

   if (myh == NULL)

-    asprintf (error_message, _("unable to find ARM glue '%s' for '%s'"),

-	      tmp_name, name);

+    BFD_ASSERT (asprintf (error_message,

+	      _("unable to find ARM glue '%s' for '%s'"), tmp_name, name));

   free (tmp_name);