diff --git a/common/utils/nr/nr_common.c b/common/utils/nr/nr_common.c
index 7875fe546a..7954db7d54 100644
--- a/common/utils/nr/nr_common.c
+++ b/common/utils/nr/nr_common.c
@@ -1160,6 +1160,7 @@ uint32_t get_ssb_offset_to_pointA(uint32_t absoluteFrequencySSB,
   const int ssb_offset_point_a = ((scaled_abs_diff / 12) - 10) * scaling;
   // Offset to point A needs to be divisible by scaling
   AssertFatal(ssb_offset_point_a % scaling == 0, "PRB offset %d not valid for scs %d\n", ssb_offset_point_a, ssbSubcarrierSpacing);
+  AssertFatal(ssb_offset_point_a >= 0, "ssb offset is negative %d for scs %d\n", ssb_offset_point_a, ssbSubcarrierSpacing);
   return ssb_offset_point_a;
 }