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-rw-r--r--hw/timer/armv7m_systick.c8
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hw/timer/armv7m_systick.c b/hw/timer/armv7m_systick.c
index 74c58bcf24..a8cec7eb56 100644
--- a/hw/timer/armv7m_systick.c
+++ b/hw/timer/armv7m_systick.c
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ static void systick_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     SysTickState *s = SYSTICK(dev);
 
+    /*
+     * Forgetting to set system_clock_scale is always a board code
+     * bug. We can't check this earlier because for some boards
+     * (like stellaris) it is not yet configured at the point where
+     * the systick device is realized.
+     */
+    assert(system_clock_scale != 0);
+
     s->control = 0;
     s->reload = 0;
     s->tick = 0;