1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/syncobject.cpp b/src/syncobject.cpp
index f2d3bbc..4ec1a9c 100644
--- a/src/syncobject.cpp
+++ b/src/syncobject.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "drm++/helper.hpp"
 #include "drm++/ioctl.hpp"
 
+#include <cassert>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <optional>
 #include <span>
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ void SyncObjectBase::destruct() noexcept {
     try {
         ioctl::perform(this->m_fd, DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_DESTROY, args);
     } catch(...) {
-        (void) 0; // not much we can do about the leak
+        assert(false && "Sync object destroy failed, memory leak likely");
     }
 
     this->m_fd = -1;