diff --git a/libs/libc/tls/task_tls_destruct.c b/libs/libc/tls/task_tls_destruct.c
index 4bbbba5aecb..1c14f2cfc23 100644
--- a/libs/libc/tls/task_tls_destruct.c
+++ b/libs/libc/tls/task_tls_destruct.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <nuttx/tls.h>
 #include <nuttx/mutex.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Data
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ int task_tls_alloc(tls_dtor_t dtor)
     }
 
   nxmutex_unlock(&g_tlslock);
+
+  DEBUGASSERT(ret != -EUSERS);
+
   return ret;
 }