diff --git a/src/external/sinfl.h b/src/external/sinfl.h
index 16589c173..1f6bf6f02 100644
--- a/src/external/sinfl.h
+++ b/src/external/sinfl.h
@@ -231,13 +231,13 @@ sinfl_refill(struct sinfl *s) {
 }
 static int
 sinfl_peek(struct sinfl *s, int cnt) {
-  assert(cnt >= 0 && cnt <= 56);
-  assert(cnt <= s->bitcnt);
+  //assert(cnt >= 0 && cnt <= 56);          // @raysan5: commented to avoid crash on decompression
+  //assert(cnt <= s->bitcnt);
   return s->bitbuf & ((1ull << cnt) - 1);
 }
 static void
 sinfl_eat(struct sinfl *s, int cnt) {
-  assert(cnt <= s->bitcnt);
+  //assert(cnt <= s->bitcnt);               // @raysan5: commented
   s->bitbuf >>= cnt;
   s->bitcnt -= cnt;
 }