diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/audio_decoder_impl.cc b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/audio_decoder_impl.cc
index 4fcae0540b..eb07823446 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/audio_decoder_impl.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/neteq/audio_decoder_impl.cc
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ bool AudioDecoderOpus::PacketHasFec(const uint8_t* encoded,
 #endif
 
 AudioDecoderCng::AudioDecoderCng() {
-  DCHECK_EQ(0, WebRtcCng_CreateDec(&dec_state_));
+  CHECK_EQ(0, WebRtcCng_CreateDec(&dec_state_));
 }
 
 AudioDecoderCng::~AudioDecoderCng() {