diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml.c b/ggml/src/ggml.c
index 6b53aae088..5630300e5a 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml.c
@@ -1640,6 +1640,7 @@ static struct ggml_object * ggml_new_object(struct ggml_context * ctx, enum ggml
     const size_t cur_end  = cur_offs + cur_size;
 
     // align to GGML_MEM_ALIGN
+    GGML_ASSERT(size <= SIZE_MAX - (GGML_MEM_ALIGN - 1));
     size_t size_needed = GGML_PAD(size, GGML_MEM_ALIGN);
 
     char * const mem_buffer = ctx->mem_buffer;
@@ -1723,6 +1724,8 @@ static struct ggml_tensor * ggml_new_tensor_impl(
         obj_alloc_size = data_size;
     }
 
+    GGML_ASSERT(GGML_TENSOR_SIZE <= SIZE_MAX - obj_alloc_size);
+
     struct ggml_object * const obj_new = ggml_new_object(ctx, GGML_OBJECT_TYPE_TENSOR, GGML_TENSOR_SIZE + obj_alloc_size);
     GGML_ASSERT(obj_new);