diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
index e467218c0098..7a989de224f4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
@@ -331,11 +331,11 @@ static inline __uint64_t howmany_64(__uint64_t x, __uint32_t y)
 }
 
 #define ASSERT_ALWAYS(expr)	\
-	(unlikely(expr) ? (void)0 : assfail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
+	(likely(expr) ? (void)0 : assfail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define ASSERT(expr)	\
-	(unlikely(expr) ? (void)0 : assfail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
+	(likely(expr) ? (void)0 : assfail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
 
 #ifndef STATIC
 # define STATIC noinline
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static inline __uint64_t howmany_64(__uint64_t x, __uint32_t y)
 #ifdef XFS_WARN
 
 #define ASSERT(expr)	\
-	(unlikely(expr) ? (void)0 : asswarn(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
+	(likely(expr) ? (void)0 : asswarn(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
 
 #ifndef STATIC
 # define STATIC static noinline