diff --git a/include/scalapackpp/geadd.hpp b/include/scalapackpp/geadd.hpp
index 68d6b8f..121a422 100644
--- a/include/scalapackpp/geadd.hpp
+++ b/include/scalapackpp/geadd.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ detail::enable_if_scalapack_supported_t<T>
         detail::type_identity_t<T> BETA, 
         T* C, int64_t IC, int64_t JC, const scalapack_desc& DESCC ) {
 
-  assert( A != C );
+  if(A or C) assert( A != C );
 
   auto TRANS = char( trans );
 
diff --git a/include/scalapackpp/pblas/gemm.hpp b/include/scalapackpp/pblas/gemm.hpp
index 65522fd..b1288bb 100644
--- a/include/scalapackpp/pblas/gemm.hpp
+++ b/include/scalapackpp/pblas/gemm.hpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ detail::enable_if_scalapack_supported_t<T>
          detail::type_identity_t<T> BETA,
          T* C, int64_t IC, int64_t JC, const scalapack_desc& DESCC ) {
 
-  assert( A != C );
-  assert( B != C );
+  if(A or C) assert(A != C);
+  if(B or C) assert(B != C);
 
   auto TRANSA = char( transa );
   auto TRANSB = char( transb );
diff --git a/include/scalapackpp/pblas/hemm.hpp b/include/scalapackpp/pblas/hemm.hpp
index 9ca4697..0fdc626 100644
--- a/include/scalapackpp/pblas/hemm.hpp
+++ b/include/scalapackpp/pblas/hemm.hpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ detail::enable_if_t<
          BETAT BETA,
          T* C, int64_t IC, int64_t JC, const scalapack_desc& DESCC ) {
 
-  assert( A != C );
-  assert( B != C );
+  if(A or C) assert( A != C );
+  if(B or C) assert( B != C );
 
   auto SIDE = char( side );
   auto UPLO = char( uplo );
diff --git a/include/scalapackpp/pblas/symm.hpp b/include/scalapackpp/pblas/symm.hpp
index f10516a..1f77040 100644
--- a/include/scalapackpp/pblas/symm.hpp
+++ b/include/scalapackpp/pblas/symm.hpp
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ detail::enable_if_t<
          BETAT BETA,
          T* C, int64_t IC, int64_t JC, const scalapack_desc& DESCC ) {
 
-  assert( A != C );
-  assert( B != C );
+  if(A or C) assert( A != C );
+  if(B or C) assert( B != C );
 
   auto SIDE = char( side );
   auto UPLO = char( uplo );
diff --git a/include/scalapackpp/tradd.hpp b/include/scalapackpp/tradd.hpp
index 34b2888..318986b 100644
--- a/include/scalapackpp/tradd.hpp
+++ b/include/scalapackpp/tradd.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ detail::enable_if_scalapack_supported_t<T>
           detail::type_identity_t<T> BETA, 
           T* C, int64_t IC, int64_t JC, const scalapack_desc& DESCC ) {
 
-  assert( A != C );
+  if(A or C) assert( A != C );
 
   auto TRANS = char( trans );
   auto UPLO  = char( uplo );