diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_dcomp.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_dcomp.c
index 489106b47..b0f95b486 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_dcomp.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_dcomp.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ int gprs_sndcp_dcomp_init(const void *ctx, struct gprs_sndcp_comp *comp_entity,
 
 	if (comp_entity->compclass == SNDCP_XID_DATA_COMPRESSION
 	    && comp_entity->algo == V42BIS) {
+		OSMO_ASSERT(comp_field->v42bis_params);
 		comp_entity->state =
 		    v42bis_init(ctx, NULL, comp_field->v42bis_params->p0,
 				comp_field->v42bis_params->p1,
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_pcomp.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_pcomp.c
index 493b26399..a2236c3b1 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_pcomp.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_sndcp_pcomp.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ int gprs_sndcp_pcomp_init(const void *ctx, struct gprs_sndcp_comp *comp_entity,
 
 	if (comp_entity->compclass == SNDCP_XID_PROTOCOL_COMPRESSION
 	    && comp_entity->algo == RFC_1144) {
+		OSMO_ASSERT(comp_field->rfc1144_params);
 		comp_entity->state =
 		    slhc_init(ctx, comp_field->rfc1144_params->s01 + 1,
 			      comp_field->rfc1144_params->s01 + 1);