diff --git a/include/mockturtle/algorithms/cut_enumeration.hpp b/include/mockturtle/algorithms/cut_enumeration.hpp
index e8f3c6cd7..eb5ea77fb 100644
--- a/include/mockturtle/algorithms/cut_enumeration.hpp
+++ b/include/mockturtle/algorithms/cut_enumeration.hpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ class cut_enumeration_impl
         st( st ),
         cuts( cuts )
   {
+    assert( ps.cut_limit < cuts.max_cut_num && "cut_limit exceeds the compile-time limit for the maximum number of cuts" );
   }
 
 public: