diff --git a/src/audio_core/adsp/apps/opus/opus_decoder.cpp b/src/audio_core/adsp/apps/opus/opus_decoder.cpp
index 85d103bd34..8c3bacac8d 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/adsp/apps/opus/opus_decoder.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_core/adsp/apps/opus/opus_decoder.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void OpusDecoder::Init(std::stop_token rc_stop_token) {
             case GetWorkBufferSize: {
                 auto channel_count = static_cast<s32>(shared_memory->host_send_data[0]);
 
-                ASSERT(IsValidChannelCount(channel_count));
+                ASSERT(channel_count == 1 || channel_count == 2);
 
                 shared_memory->dsp_return_data[0] = OpusDecodeObject::GetWorkBufferSize(channel_count);
                 Send(Direction::Host, Message::GetWorkBufferSizeOK);
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void OpusDecoder::Init(std::stop_token rc_stop_token) {
                 auto channel_count = static_cast<s32>(shared_memory->host_send_data[3]);
 
                 ASSERT(sample_rate >= 0);
-                ASSERT(IsValidChannelCount(channel_count));
+                ASSERT(channel_count == 1 || channel_count == 2);
                 ASSERT(buffer_size >= OpusDecodeObject::GetWorkBufferSize(channel_count));
 
                 auto& decoder_object = OpusDecodeObject::Initialize(buffer, buffer);