diff --git a/fs/ubifs/log.c b/fs/ubifs/log.c
index 518b13685b2a..a47ddfc9be6b 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/log.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/log.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ int ubifs_add_bud_to_log(struct ubifs_info *c, int jhead, int lnum, int offs)
 
 	if (c->lhead_offs > c->leb_size - c->ref_node_alsz) {
 		c->lhead_lnum = ubifs_next_log_lnum(c, c->lhead_lnum);
+		ubifs_assert(c->lhead_lnum != c->ltail_lnum);
 		c->lhead_offs = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -404,6 +405,7 @@ int ubifs_log_start_commit(struct ubifs_info *c, int *ltail_lnum)
 	/* Switch to the next log LEB */
 	if (c->lhead_offs) {
 		c->lhead_lnum = ubifs_next_log_lnum(c, c->lhead_lnum);
+		ubifs_assert(c->lhead_lnum != c->ltail_lnum);
 		c->lhead_offs = 0;
 	}