diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs
index 1d5298a9e47..5d3f01a03a0 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlcollection.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl OptionU32 {
     }
 
     fn some(bits: u32) -> OptionU32 {
-        assert!(bits != u32::max_value());
+        assert_ne!(bits, u32::max_value());
         OptionU32 { bits: bits }
     }