--- rpm-5.4.10/rpmio/rpmmalloc.c~	2013-03-04 10:30:01.765906904 +0100
+++ rpm-5.4.10/rpmio/rpmmalloc.c	2013-03-04 10:30:03.707920379 +0100
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ GENfree(rpmioItem)
 /*@only@*/ void *vmefail(size_t size)
 {
     fprintf(stderr, _("memory alloc (%u bytes) returned NULL.\n"), (unsigned)size);
+    assert(0);
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     /*@notreached@*/
 /*@-nullret@*/