diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
index 329b06aba1c2..7adcdf15ae0c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
@@ -1151,8 +1151,8 @@ xfs_trans_add_item(
 {
 	struct xfs_log_item_desc *lidp;
 
-	ASSERT(lip->li_mountp = tp->t_mountp);
-	ASSERT(lip->li_ailp = tp->t_mountp->m_ail);
+	ASSERT(lip->li_mountp == tp->t_mountp);
+	ASSERT(lip->li_ailp == tp->t_mountp->m_ail);
 
 	lidp = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_log_item_desc_zone, KM_SLEEP | KM_NOFS);