diff --git a/src/target/arm_adi_v5.c b/src/target/arm_adi_v5.c
index 0b11e815d..52b12cb93 100644
--- a/src/target/arm_adi_v5.c
+++ b/src/target/arm_adi_v5.c
@@ -1938,6 +1938,8 @@ static const struct jim_nvp nvp_config_opts[] = {
 static int adiv5_jim_spot_configure(struct jim_getopt_info *goi,
 		struct adiv5_dap **dap_p, int *ap_num_p, uint32_t *base_p)
 {
+	assert(dap_p && ap_num_p);
+
 	if (!goi->argc)
 		return JIM_OK;