diff --git a/src/allocator/linked_list.rs b/src/allocator/linked_list.rs
index c2d1958d..f7164113 100644
--- a/src/allocator/linked_list.rs
+++ b/src/allocator/linked_list.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl LinkedListAllocator {
     /// Adds the given memory region to the front of the list.
     unsafe fn add_free_region(&mut self, addr: usize, size: usize) {
         // ensure that the freed region is capable of holding ListNode
-        assert!(align_up(addr, mem::align_of::<ListNode>()) == addr);
+        assert_eq!(align_up(addr, mem::align_of::<ListNode>()), addr);
         assert!(size >= mem::size_of::<ListNode>());
 
         // create a new list node and append it at the start of the list