diff --git a/logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_legacy.cc b/logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_legacy.cc
index 9ebdcbc985..b1497d3713 100644
--- a/logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_legacy.cc
+++ b/logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_legacy.cc
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ std::string RtcEventLogEncoderLegacy::EncodeBatch(
   for (auto it = begin; it != end; ++it) {
     // TODO(terelius): Can we avoid the slight inefficiency of reallocating the
     // string?
+    RTC_CHECK(it->get() != nullptr);
     encoded_output += Encode(**it);
   }
   return encoded_output;
diff --git a/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_impl.cc b/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_impl.cc
index 735c9b34a6..f1582e820a 100644
--- a/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_impl.cc
+++ b/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_impl.cc
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void RtcEventLogImpl::StopLogging() {
 }
 
 void RtcEventLogImpl::Log(std::unique_ptr<RtcEvent> event) {
-  RTC_DCHECK(event);
+  RTC_CHECK(event);
 
   // Binding to |this| is safe because |this| outlives the |task_queue_|.
   auto event_handler = [this](std::unique_ptr<RtcEvent> unencoded_event) {