diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pci.h b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
index c79144bc5e..97937cc922 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
@@ -688,7 +688,10 @@ static inline void
 pci_set_byte_by_mask(uint8_t *config, uint8_t mask, uint8_t reg)
 {
     uint8_t val = pci_get_byte(config);
-    uint8_t rval = reg << ctz32(mask);
+    uint8_t rval;
+
+    assert(mask);
+    rval = reg << ctz32(mask);
     pci_set_byte(config, (~mask & val) | (mask & rval));
 }
 
@@ -696,7 +699,10 @@ static inline void
 pci_set_word_by_mask(uint8_t *config, uint16_t mask, uint16_t reg)
 {
     uint16_t val = pci_get_word(config);
-    uint16_t rval = reg << ctz32(mask);
+    uint16_t rval;
+
+    assert(mask);
+    rval = reg << ctz32(mask);
     pci_set_word(config, (~mask & val) | (mask & rval));
 }
 
@@ -704,7 +710,10 @@ static inline void
 pci_set_long_by_mask(uint8_t *config, uint32_t mask, uint32_t reg)
 {
     uint32_t val = pci_get_long(config);
-    uint32_t rval = reg << ctz32(mask);
+    uint32_t rval;
+
+    assert(mask);
+    rval = reg << ctz32(mask);
     pci_set_long(config, (~mask & val) | (mask & rval));
 }
 
@@ -712,7 +721,10 @@ static inline void
 pci_set_quad_by_mask(uint8_t *config, uint64_t mask, uint64_t reg)
 {
     uint64_t val = pci_get_quad(config);
-    uint64_t rval = reg << ctz32(mask);
+    uint64_t rval;
+
+    assert(mask);
+    rval = reg << ctz32(mask);
     pci_set_quad(config, (~mask & val) | (mask & rval));
 }