diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
index 44509decb4cd..b2a9abee8b2b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
@@ -1662,6 +1662,7 @@ xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(
 	}
 
 	if ((flags & XFS_QMOPT_UQUOTA) && XFS_IS_UQUOTA_ON(mp)) {
+		ASSERT(O_udqpp);
 		if (!uid_eq(inode->i_uid, uid)) {
 			/*
 			 * What we need is the dquot that has this uid, and
@@ -1695,6 +1696,7 @@ xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(
 		}
 	}
 	if ((flags & XFS_QMOPT_GQUOTA) && XFS_IS_GQUOTA_ON(mp)) {
+		ASSERT(O_gdqpp);
 		if (!gid_eq(inode->i_gid, gid)) {
 			xfs_iunlock(ip, lockflags);
 			error = xfs_qm_dqget(mp, from_kgid(user_ns, gid),
@@ -1712,6 +1714,7 @@ xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(
 		}
 	}
 	if ((flags & XFS_QMOPT_PQUOTA) && XFS_IS_PQUOTA_ON(mp)) {
+		ASSERT(O_pdqpp);
 		if (ip->i_d.di_projid != prid) {
 			xfs_iunlock(ip, lockflags);
 			error = xfs_qm_dqget(mp, prid,