diff --git a/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Utilities/EditDistance.cs b/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Utilities/EditDistance.cs
index ef531dc6d9b15d96501b7238df5477a1fa7dadba..b284987b5ec416387f90771dd75485c1eceb5c9a 100644
--- a/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Utilities/EditDistance.cs
+++ b/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/Utilities/EditDistance.cs
@@ -421,6 +421,11 @@ private static int GetValue(Dictionary<char, int> da, char c)
 
         private static int Min(int v1, int v2, int v3, int v4)
         {
+            Debug.Assert(v1 >= 0);
+            Debug.Assert(v2 >= 0);
+            Debug.Assert(v3 >= 0);
+            Debug.Assert(v4 >= 0);
+
             var min = v1;
             if (v2 < min)
             {