1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/wasm/literal.cpp b/src/wasm/literal.cpp
index 49d3cbf63..3f6ca8ff5 100644
--- a/src/wasm/literal.cpp
+++ b/src/wasm/literal.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,12 @@ Literal::~Literal() {
     // Nothing special to do.
   } else {
     // Basic types need no special handling.
-    assert(type.isBasic());
+    // TODO: change this to an assert after we figure out the underlying issue
+    //       on the release builder
+    //       https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/issues/3459
+    if (!type.isBasic()) {
+      Fatal() << "~Literal on unhandled type: " << type << '\n';
+    }
   }
 }