diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index 970895c4f..e1f33bd37 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -293,9 +293,8 @@ const char *stats_scope_ptr(struct appctx *appctx)
 	struct htx_blk *blk;
 	struct ist uri;
 
-	blk = htx_get_head_blk(htx);
-	BUG_ON(!blk || htx_get_blk_type(blk) != HTX_BLK_REQ_SL);
-	ALREADY_CHECKED(blk);
+	blk = ASSUME_NONNULL(htx_get_head_blk(htx));
+	BUG_ON(htx_get_blk_type(blk) != HTX_BLK_REQ_SL);
 	uri = htx_sl_req_uri(htx_get_blk_ptr(htx, blk));
 	return uri.ptr + ctx->scope_str;
 }