diff --git a/SWIG/Source/DOH/Doh/memory.c b/SWIG/Source/DOH/Doh/memory.c
index 56b522b06..fcf5ba341 100644
--- a/SWIG/Source/DOH/Doh/memory.c
+++ b/SWIG/Source/DOH/Doh/memory.c
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ static int      pools_initialized = 0;
 static void
 CreatePool() {
   Pool *p = 0;
-  assert((p = (Pool *) DohMalloc(sizeof(Pool))));
-  assert((p->ptr = (DohBase *) DohMalloc(sizeof(DohBase)*PoolSize)));
+  p = (Pool *) DohMalloc(sizeof(Pool));
+  assert(p);
+  p->ptr = (DohBase *) DohMalloc(sizeof(DohBase)*PoolSize);
+  assert(p->ptr);
   p->len = PoolSize;
   p->blen = PoolSize*sizeof(DohBase);
   p->current = 0;