diff --git a/cub/cub/detail/fast_modulo_division.cuh b/cub/cub/detail/fast_modulo_division.cuh
index d58a940abc9..2ae65400e71 100644
--- a/cub/cub/detail/fast_modulo_division.cuh
+++ b/cub/cub/detail/fast_modulo_division.cuh
@@ -111,8 +111,14 @@ multiply_extract_higher_bits(T value, R multiplier)
   static_assert(supported_integral<R>::value, "unsupported type");
   _CCCL_DIAG_PUSH
   _CCCL_DIAG_SUPPRESS_ICC(186) // pointless comparison of unsigned integer with zero
-  _CCCL_ASSERT(value >= 0, "value must be non-negative");
-  _CCCL_ASSERT(multiplier >= 0, "multiplier must be non-negative");
+  _CCCL_IF_CONSTEXPR (_CCCL_TRAIT(::cuda::std::is_signed, T))
+  {
+    _CCCL_ASSERT(value >= 0, "value must be non-negative");
+  }
+  _CCCL_IF_CONSTEXPR (_CCCL_TRAIT(::cuda::std::is_signed, R))
+  {
+    _CCCL_ASSERT(multiplier >= 0, "multiplier must be non-negative");
+  }
   _CCCL_DIAG_POP
   static constexpr int NumBits = sizeof(DivisorType) * CHAR_BIT;
   using unsigned_t             = unsigned_implicit_prom_t<DivisorType>;