diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/Common/JitInterface/SystemVStructClassificator.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/Common/JitInterface/SystemVStructClassificator.cs
index 55b8e2d1dc02c8..c4105d1ce91739 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/Common/JitInterface/SystemVStructClassificator.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/Common/JitInterface/SystemVStructClassificator.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ private static SystemVClassificationType TypeDef2SystemVClassification(TypeDesc
                 case TypeFlags.GenericParameter:
                 case TypeFlags.SignatureTypeVariable:
                 case TypeFlags.SignatureMethodVariable:
-                    Debug.Assert(false, $"Type {typeDesc} with unexpected category {typeDesc.Category}");
+                    Debug.Fail($"Type {typeDesc} with unexpected category {typeDesc.Category}");
                     return SystemVClassificationTypeUnknown;
                 default:
                     return SystemVClassificationTypeUnknown;