diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index 3e17e40b..c89b6e88 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -936,16 +936,16 @@ static U32 ZSTD_equivalentCParams(ZSTD_compressionParameters cParams1,
          & ((cParams1.searchLength==3) == (cParams2.searchLength==3));  /* hashlog3 space */
 }
 
-static U32 ZSTD_equalCParams(ZSTD_compressionParameters cParams1,
-                             ZSTD_compressionParameters cParams2)
+static void ZSTD_assertEqualCParams(ZSTD_compressionParameters cParams1,
+                                    ZSTD_compressionParameters cParams2)
 {
-    return (cParams1.windowLog    == cParams2.windowLog)
-         & (cParams1.chainLog     == cParams2.chainLog)
-         & (cParams1.hashLog      == cParams2.hashLog)
-         & (cParams1.searchLog    == cParams2.searchLog)
-         & (cParams1.searchLength == cParams2.searchLength)
-         & (cParams1.targetLength == cParams2.targetLength)
-         & (cParams1.strategy     == cParams2.strategy);
+    assert(cParams1.windowLog    == cParams2.windowLog);
+    assert(cParams1.chainLog     == cParams2.chainLog);
+    assert(cParams1.hashLog      == cParams2.hashLog);
+    assert(cParams1.searchLog    == cParams2.searchLog);
+    assert(cParams1.searchLength == cParams2.searchLength);
+    assert(cParams1.targetLength == cParams2.targetLength);
+    assert(cParams1.strategy     == cParams2.strategy);
 }
 
 /** The parameters are equivalent if ldm is not enabled in both sets or
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBlock_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
     assert(srcSize <= ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_MAX);
 
     /* Assert that we have correctly flushed the ctx params into the ms's copy */
-    assert(ZSTD_equalCParams(zc->appliedParams.cParams, ms->cParams));
+    ZSTD_assertEqualCParams(zc->appliedParams.cParams, ms->cParams);
 
     if (srcSize < MIN_CBLOCK_SIZE+ZSTD_blockHeaderSize+1) {
         ZSTD_ldm_skipSequences(&zc->externSeqStore, srcSize, zc->appliedParams.cParams.searchLength);
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_loadDictionaryContent(ZSTD_matchState_t* ms,
     ms->loadedDictEnd = params->forceWindow ? 0 : (U32)(iend - ms->window.base);
 
     /* Assert that we the ms params match the params we're being given */
-    assert(ZSTD_equalCParams(params->cParams, ms->cParams));
+    ZSTD_assertEqualCParams(params->cParams, ms->cParams);
 
     if (srcSize <= HASH_READ_SIZE) return 0;