1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/armnn/layers/MemCopyLayer.cpp b/src/armnn/layers/MemCopyLayer.cpp
index 6dd203448d..6fc7d73dd9 100644
--- a/src/armnn/layers/MemCopyLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/armnn/layers/MemCopyLayer.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Copyright © 2017-2023 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright © 2017-2024 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 //
 #include "MemCopyLayer.hpp"
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ void MemCopyLayer::ValidateTensorShapesFromInputs()
 
     auto inferredShapes = InferOutputShapes({ GetInputSlot(0).GetTensorInfo().GetShape() });
 
-    ARMNN_ASSERT(inferredShapes.size() == 1);
+    if (inferredShapes.size() != 1)
+    {
+        throw armnn::LayerValidationException("inferredShapes has "
+                                              + std::to_string(inferredShapes.size()) +
+                                              " elements - should only have 1.");
+    }
 
     ValidateAndCopyShape(outputShape, inferredShapes[0], m_ShapeInferenceMethod, "MemCopyLayer");
 }