diff --git a/target/mips/sysemu/physaddr.c b/target/mips/sysemu/physaddr.c
index 2970df8a09..05990aa5bb 100644
--- a/target/mips/sysemu/physaddr.c
+++ b/target/mips/sysemu/physaddr.c
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ static int is_seg_am_mapped(unsigned int am, bool eu, int mmu_idx)
         /* is this AM mapped in current execution mode */
         return ((adetlb_mask << am) < 0);
     default:
-        assert(0);
-        return TLBRET_BADADDR;
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/msa_helper.c b/target/mips/tcg/msa_helper.c
index 736283e2af..29b31d70fe 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/msa_helper.c
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/msa_helper.c
@@ -5333,7 +5333,7 @@ void helper_msa_shf_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
     msa_move_v(pwd, pwx);
 }
@@ -5368,7 +5368,7 @@ void helper_msa_ ## helper ## _df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df,       \
         }                                                               \
         break;                                                          \
     default:                                                            \
-        assert(0);                                                      \
+        g_assert_not_reached();                                         \
     }                                                                   \
 }
 
@@ -5413,7 +5413,7 @@ void helper_msa_ldi_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
        break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 }
 
@@ -5461,7 +5461,7 @@ void helper_msa_ ## helper ## _df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd, \
         }                                                               \
         break;                                                          \
     default:                                                            \
-        assert(0);                                                      \
+        g_assert_not_reached();                                         \
     }                                                                   \
 }
 
@@ -5511,7 +5511,7 @@ void helper_msa_ ## helper ## _df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df,       \
         }                                                               \
         break;                                                          \
     default:                                                            \
-        assert(0);                                                      \
+        g_assert_not_reached();                                         \
     }                                                                   \
 }
 
@@ -5557,7 +5557,7 @@ static inline void msa_sld_df(uint32_t df, wr_t *pwd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 }
 
@@ -5632,7 +5632,7 @@ void helper_msa_ ## func ## _df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df,         \
         pwd->d[1] = msa_ ## func ## _df(df, pws->d[1], pwt->d[1]);      \
         break;                                                          \
     default:                                                            \
-        assert(0);                                                      \
+        g_assert_not_reached();                                         \
     }                                                                   \
 }
 
@@ -5771,7 +5771,7 @@ void helper_msa_ ## func ## _df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,  \
         pwd->d[1] = msa_ ## func ## _df(df, pwd->d[1], pws->d[1], pwt->d[1]); \
         break;                                                                \
     default:                                                                  \
-        assert(0);                                                            \
+        g_assert_not_reached();                                               \
     }                                                                         \
 }
 
@@ -5811,7 +5811,7 @@ static inline void msa_splat_df(uint32_t df, wr_t *pwd,
         }
        break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 }
 
@@ -5869,7 +5869,7 @@ void helper_msa_##FUNC(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd, \
         MSA_LOOP_D;                                                 \
         break;                                                      \
     default:                                                        \
-        assert(0);                                                  \
+        g_assert_not_reached();                                     \
     }                                                               \
     msa_move_v(pwd, pwx);                                           \
 }
@@ -6090,7 +6090,7 @@ void helper_msa_insve_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         pwd->d[n] = (int64_t)pws->d[0];
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 }
 
@@ -6150,7 +6150,7 @@ void helper_msa_fill_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
        break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 }
 
@@ -6565,7 +6565,7 @@ static inline void compare_af(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -6596,7 +6596,7 @@ static inline void compare_un(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -6625,7 +6625,7 @@ static inline void compare_eq(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -6654,7 +6654,7 @@ static inline void compare_ueq(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -6683,7 +6683,7 @@ static inline void compare_lt(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -6712,7 +6712,7 @@ static inline void compare_ult(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -6741,7 +6741,7 @@ static inline void compare_le(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -6770,7 +6770,7 @@ static inline void compare_ule(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -6799,7 +6799,7 @@ static inline void compare_or(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -6828,7 +6828,7 @@ static inline void compare_une(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -6857,7 +6857,7 @@ static inline void compare_ne(CPUMIPSState *env, wr_t *pwd, wr_t *pws,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, retaddr);
@@ -7107,7 +7107,7 @@ void helper_msa_fadd_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7137,7 +7137,7 @@ void helper_msa_fsub_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7167,7 +7167,7 @@ void helper_msa_fmul_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7198,7 +7198,7 @@ void helper_msa_fdiv_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7245,7 +7245,7 @@ void helper_msa_fmadd_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7280,7 +7280,7 @@ void helper_msa_fmsub_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7317,7 +7317,7 @@ void helper_msa_fexp2_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7371,7 +7371,7 @@ void helper_msa_fexdo_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7417,7 +7417,7 @@ void helper_msa_ftq_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7526,7 +7526,7 @@ void helper_msa_fmin_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
 
     } else {
 
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
 
     }
 
@@ -7555,7 +7555,7 @@ void helper_msa_fmin_a_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         FMAXMIN_A(min, max, pwx->d[0], pws->d[0], pwt->d[0], 64, status);
         FMAXMIN_A(min, max, pwx->d[1], pws->d[1], pwt->d[1], 64, status);
     } else {
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7628,7 +7628,7 @@ void helper_msa_fmax_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
 
     } else {
 
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
 
     }
 
@@ -7657,7 +7657,7 @@ void helper_msa_fmax_a_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         FMAXMIN_A(max, min, pwx->d[0], pws->d[0], pwt->d[0], 64, status);
         FMAXMIN_A(max, min, pwx->d[1], pws->d[1], pwt->d[1], 64, status);
     } else {
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7681,7 +7681,7 @@ void helper_msa_fclass_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df,
         pwd->d[0] = float_class_d(pws->d[0], status);
         pwd->d[1] = float_class_d(pws->d[1], status);
     } else {
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 }
 
@@ -7723,7 +7723,7 @@ void helper_msa_ftrunc_s_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7753,7 +7753,7 @@ void helper_msa_ftrunc_u_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7783,7 +7783,7 @@ void helper_msa_fsqrt_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7832,7 +7832,7 @@ void helper_msa_frsqrt_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7862,7 +7862,7 @@ void helper_msa_frcp_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7892,7 +7892,7 @@ void helper_msa_frint_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7946,7 +7946,7 @@ void helper_msa_flog2_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -7983,7 +7983,7 @@ void helper_msa_fexupl_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -8019,7 +8019,7 @@ void helper_msa_fexupr_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -8046,7 +8046,7 @@ void helper_msa_ffql_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     msa_move_v(pwd, pwx);
@@ -8072,7 +8072,7 @@ void helper_msa_ffqr_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     msa_move_v(pwd, pwx);
@@ -8100,7 +8100,7 @@ void helper_msa_ftint_s_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -8130,7 +8130,7 @@ void helper_msa_ftint_u_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -8166,7 +8166,7 @@ void helper_msa_ffint_s_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
@@ -8196,7 +8196,7 @@ void helper_msa_ffint_u_df(CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t df, uint32_t wd,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        assert(0);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     check_msacsr_cause(env, GETPC());
