diff --git a/src/host/wasapi/device.rs b/src/host/wasapi/device.rs
index 20e594b..a510f4e 100644
--- a/src/host/wasapi/device.rs
+++ b/src/host/wasapi/device.rs
@@ -358,8 +358,7 @@ impl Device {
                 let err = BackendSpecificError { description };
                 return Err(err.into());
             }
-            let ptr_usize: usize = *(&property_value.data as *const _ as *const usize);
-            let ptr_utf16 = ptr_usize as *const u16;
+            let ptr_utf16 = *(&property_value.data as *const _ as *const (*const u16));
 
             // Find the length of the friendly name.
             let mut len = 0;
diff --git a/src/host/wasapi/stream.rs b/src/host/wasapi/stream.rs
index 495a59f..6d1e4ee 100644
--- a/src/host/wasapi/stream.rs
+++ b/src/host/wasapi/stream.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ fn wait_for_handle_signal(handles: &[winnt::HANDLE]) -> Result<usize, BackendSpe
         return Err(err);
     }
     // Notifying the corresponding task handler.
-    debug_assert!(result >= winbase::WAIT_OBJECT_0);
     let handle_idx = (result - winbase::WAIT_OBJECT_0) as usize;
     Ok(handle_idx)
 }