diff --git a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
index 7f90301b9b..c24b3eb3d6 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
@@ -4041,7 +4041,7 @@ gboolean wxDataViewCtrlInternal::iter_children( GtkTreeIter *iter, GtkTreeIter *
             return FALSE;
 
         wxGtkTreeModelNode *parent_node = FindNode( parent );
-        wxASSERT_MSG(parent_node,
+        wxCHECK_MSG(parent_node, FALSE,
             "Did you forget a call to ItemAdded()? The parent node is unknown to the wxGtkTreeModel");
 
         BuildBranch( parent_node );
@@ -4081,7 +4081,7 @@ gboolean wxDataViewCtrlInternal::iter_has_child( GtkTreeIter *iter )
             return FALSE;
 
         wxGtkTreeModelNode *node = FindNode( iter );
-        wxASSERT_MSG(node,
+        wxCHECK_MSG(node, FALSE,
             "Did you forget a call to ItemAdded()? The iterator is unknown to the wxGtkTreeModel");
 
         BuildBranch( node );
@@ -4112,7 +4112,7 @@ gint wxDataViewCtrlInternal::iter_n_children( GtkTreeIter *iter )
             return 0;
 
         wxGtkTreeModelNode *parent_node = FindNode( iter );
-        wxASSERT_MSG(parent_node,
+        wxCHECK_MSG(parent_node, FALSE,
             "Did you forget a call to ItemAdded()? The parent node is unknown to the wxGtkTreeModel");
 
         BuildBranch( parent_node );
@@ -4152,7 +4152,7 @@ gboolean wxDataViewCtrlInternal::iter_nth_child( GtkTreeIter *iter, GtkTreeIter
             return FALSE;
 
         wxGtkTreeModelNode *parent_node = FindNode( parent );
-        wxASSERT_MSG(parent_node,
+        wxCHECK_MSG(parent_node, FALSE,
             "Did you forget a call to ItemAdded()? The parent node is unknown to the wxGtkTreeModel");
 
         BuildBranch( parent_node );