diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/mesh_mrm_skinned.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/mesh_mrm_skinned.cpp
index 8b7f1fa63..f1c49bd56 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/mesh_mrm_skinned.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/mesh_mrm_skinned.cpp
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ void		CMeshMRMSkinnedGeom::updateRawSkinNormal(bool enabled, CMeshMRMSkinnedInst
 				CIndexBufferReadWrite ibaWrite;
 				skinLod.RdrPass[i].lock (ibaWrite);
 				#ifndef NL_SKINNED_MESH_MRM_INDEX16
-					nlassert(ibaWrite.getFormat() == CIndexBuffer::Indices32)
+					nlassert(ibaWrite.getFormat() == CIndexBuffer::Indices32);
 					uint32	*dstTriPtr= (uint32	*) ibaWrite.getPtr();
 					uint32	numIndices= lod.RdrPass[i].PBlock.size();
 					for(uint j=0;j<numIndices;j++, srcTriPtr++, dstTriPtr++)
diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/ps_mesh.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/ps_mesh.cpp
index ca354b09d..1ab6d723f 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/ps_mesh.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/ps_mesh.cpp
@@ -2083,8 +2083,9 @@ static void DuplicatePrimitiveBlock(const CIndexBuffer &srcBlock, CIndexBuffer &
 	CIndexBufferReadWrite ibaWrite;
 	destBlock.lock (ibaWrite);
 
-
+#ifdef NL_FORCE_INDEX_BUFFER_16
 	nlassert(destBlock.getFormat() == CIndexBuffer::Indices16);
+#endif
 
 	// TMP TMP TMP
 	if (ibaRead.getFormat() == CIndexBuffer::Indices16)