diff --git a/src/detect-engine-uint.c b/src/detect-engine-uint.c
index d44c6bfaf2..c8cf28dd72 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-uint.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-uint.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int DetectU32Match(const uint32_t parg, const DetectU32Data *du32)
             }
             return 0;
         default:
-            BUG_ON("unknown mode");
+            BUG_ON(1); // unknown mode
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ int DetectU8Match(const uint8_t parg, const DetectU8Data *du8)
             }
             return 0;
         default:
-            BUG_ON("unknown mode");
+            BUG_ON(1); // unknown mode
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/detect-pcre.c b/src/detect-pcre.c
index 4311fcad52..6f89ba8463 100644
--- a/src/detect-pcre.c
+++ b/src/detect-pcre.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ int DetectPcrePayloadMatch(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx, const Signature *s,
                                 (uint8_t *)str_ptr, capture_len,
                                 DETECT_VAR_TYPE_FLOW_POSTMATCH);
                     } else {
-                        BUG_ON("Impossible captype");
+                        BUG_ON(1); // Impossible captype
                         SCFree(str_ptr);
                     }
                 }