diff --git a/src/lib/message.c b/src/lib/message.c
index 24afdf1..5d2c2ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/message.c
+++ b/src/lib/message.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <assert.h>
 #include "bacula.h"
 #include "jcr.h"
 
@@ -1230,7 +1231,8 @@ e_msg(const char *file, int line, int type, int level, const char *fmt,...)
 
     if (type == M_ABORT) {
        char *p = 0;
-       p[0] = 0;                      /* generate segmentation violation */
+       //p[0] = 0;                      /* generate segmentation violation */
+	   assert(p!=NULL);
     }
     if (type == M_ERROR_TERM) {
        exit(1);