diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AVR/InstPrinter/AVRInstPrinter.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AVR/InstPrinter/AVRInstPrinter.cpp
index 58cc9b9ec137..316b7836df0d 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AVR/InstPrinter/AVRInstPrinter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AVR/InstPrinter/AVRInstPrinter.cpp
@@ -145,10 +145,9 @@ void AVRInstPrinter::printPCRelImm(const MCInst *MI, unsigned OpNo,
 
 void AVRInstPrinter::printMemri(const MCInst *MI, unsigned OpNo,
                                 raw_ostream &O) {
-  const MCOperand &RegOp = MI->getOperand(OpNo);
-  const MCOperand &OffsetOp = MI->getOperand(OpNo + 1);
+  assert(MI->getOperand(OpNo).isReg() && "Expected a register for the first operand");
 
-  assert(RegOp.isReg() && "Expected a register");
+  const MCOperand &OffsetOp = MI->getOperand(OpNo + 1);
 
   // Print the register.
   printOperand(MI, OpNo, O);