diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c b/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c
--- a/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
 #ifdef EPOCH_TRACE
 			epoch_trace_list(curthread);
 #endif
-			KASSERT(1, 
+			KASSERT(0,
 			    ("malloc(M_WAITOK) with sleeping prohibited"));
 		}
 	}