diff --git a/mozilla/security/nss/lib/pki/pki3hack.c b/mozilla/security/nss/lib/pki/pki3hack.c
index 0bdc119264c..27eb9e85df0 100644
--- a/mozilla/security/nss/lib/pki/pki3hack.c
+++ b/mozilla/security/nss/lib/pki/pki3hack.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  */
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-static const char CVS_ID[] = "@(#) $RCSfile: pki3hack.c,v $ $Revision: 1.41 $ $Date: 2002-03-07 22:07:58 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $";
+static const char CVS_ID[] = "@(#) $RCSfile: pki3hack.c,v $ $Revision: 1.42 $ $Date: 2002-03-07 22:53:40 $ $Name: not supported by cvs2svn $";
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 
 /*
@@ -827,11 +827,9 @@ fill_CERTCertificateFields(NSSCertificate *c, CERTCertificate *cc, PRBool forced
     NSSCryptoContext *context = c->object.cryptoContext;
     nssCryptokiInstance *instance = get_cert_instance(c);
     NSSUTF8 *stanNick;
-    if (instance) {
-	stanNick = instance->label;
-    } else if (context) {
-	stanNick = c->object.tempName;
-    }
+    /* must live somewhere */
+    PORT_Assert(instance != NULL || context != NULL);
+    stanNick = instance ? instance->label : c->object.tempName;
     /* fill other fields needed by NSS3 functions using CERTCertificate */
     if ((!cc->nickname && stanNick) || forced) {
 	PRStatus nssrv;