diff --git a/src/utils/ring_buffer.cpp b/src/utils/ring_buffer.cpp
index 8bb09d80b..148899ae6 100644
--- a/src/utils/ring_buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/ring_buffer.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct ring_buffer {
 };
 
 struct ring_buffer *ring_buffer_init(int size) {
+        assert(size > 0);
         auto ring = new ring_buffer();
         
         ring->data = std::make_unique<char[]>(size);