diff --git a/lang/object.c b/lang/object.c
index 0995679..f360b75 100644
--- a/lang/object.c
+++ b/lang/object.c
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 void object_drop(struct object **objptr) {
-	if (*objptr == NULL) {
-		return;
-	}
+	abort_if(*objptr == NULL, "object_drop dropping NULL");
 	struct object *obj = *objptr;
 	atomic_int count = atomic_fetch_sub_explicit(
 		&obj->ref_count, 1, memory_order_relaxed);