diff --git a/src/tmqh-packetpool.c b/src/tmqh-packetpool.c
index df27577252..2b0515cca2 100644
--- a/src/tmqh-packetpool.c
+++ b/src/tmqh-packetpool.c
@@ -127,10 +127,8 @@ static void PacketPoolGetReturnedPackets(PktPool *pool)
 Packet *PacketPoolGetPacket(void)
 {
     PktPool *pool = GetThreadPacketPool();
-#ifdef DEBUG_VALIDATION
-    BUG_ON(pool->initialized == 0);
-    BUG_ON(pool->destroyed == 1);
-#endif /* DEBUG_VALIDATION */
+    DEBUG_VALIDATE_BUG_ON(pool->initialized == 0);
+    DEBUG_VALIDATE_BUG_ON(pool->destroyed == 1);
     if (pool->head) {
         /* Stack is not empty. */
         Packet *p = pool->head;