diff --git a/include/mruby/ops.h b/include/mruby/ops.h
index f62d8cdfa..7f3b77bf6 100644
--- a/include/mruby/ops.h
+++ b/include/mruby/ops.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ OPCODE(ARYCAT,     B)        /* ary_cat(R[a],R[a+1]) */
 OPCODE(ARYPUSH,    BB)       /* ary_push(R[a],R[a+1]..R[a+b]) */
 OPCODE(ARYDUP,     B)        /* R[a] = ary_dup(R[a]) */
 OPCODE(AREF,       BBB)      /* R[a] = R[b][c] */
-OPCODE(ASET,       BBB)      /* R[a][c] = R[b] */
+OPCODE(ASET,       BBB)      /* R[b][c] = R[a] */
 OPCODE(APOST,      BBB)      /* *R[a],R[a+1]..R[a+c] = R[a][b..] */
 OPCODE(INTERN,     B)        /* R[a] = intern(R[a]) */
 OPCODE(SYMBOL,     BB)       /* R[a] = intern(Pool[b]) */
diff --git a/src/vm.c b/src/vm.c
index 3457ce33c..f6b929ad6 100644
--- a/src/vm.c
+++ b/src/vm.c
@@ -2669,7 +2669,7 @@ RETRY_TRY_BLOCK:
     }
 
     CASE(OP_ASET, BBB) {
-      mrb_assert(mrb_type(regs[a]) == MRB_TT_ARRAY);
+      mrb_assert(mrb_type(regs[b]) == MRB_TT_ARRAY);
       mrb_ary_set(mrb, regs[b], c, regs[a]);
       NEXT;
     }