diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVInstrInfo.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVInstrInfo.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVInstrInfo.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVInstrInfo.cpp
@@ -1196,8 +1196,9 @@
     BuildMI(MBB, II, DL, TII->get(RISCV::ADDI), VN)
         .addReg(RISCV::X0)
         .addImm(NumOfVReg);
-    assert(MF.getSubtarget<RISCVSubtarget>().hasStdExtM() &&
-           "M-extension must be enabled to calculate the vscaled size/offset.");
+    if (!MF.getSubtarget<RISCVSubtarget>().hasStdExtM())
+      report_fatal_error("M-extension must be enabled to calculate the vscaled "
+                         "size/offset.");
     BuildMI(MBB, II, DL, TII->get(RISCV::MUL), FactorRegister)
         .addReg(SizeOfVector, RegState::Kill)
         .addReg(VN, RegState::Kill);