diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 93c874520..9b3bcf783 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -35,34 +35,34 @@ jobs:
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
 
       - name: Build (default features)
-        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Build (kvm)
-        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "kvm"  -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "kvm"  -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Build (default features + tdx)
-        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --features "tdx" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --features "tdx" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Build (default features + dbus_api)
-        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --features "dbus_api" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --features "dbus_api" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Build (default features + guest_debug)
-        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --features "guest_debug" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --features "guest_debug" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Build (default features + pvmemcontrol)
-        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --features "pvmemcontrol" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --features "pvmemcontrol" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Build (mshv)
-        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "mshv"  -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "mshv"  -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Build (sev_snp)
-        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "sev_snp"  -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "sev_snp"  -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Build (igvm)
-        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "igvm"  -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "igvm"  -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Build (mshv + kvm)
-        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "mshv,kvm"  -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+        run: cargo rustc --locked --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "mshv,kvm"  -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Release Build (default features)
         run: cargo build --locked --all --release --target=${{ matrix.target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality.yaml b/.github/workflows/quality.yaml
index 838e655f9..01fccae83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality.yaml
@@ -54,70 +54,70 @@ jobs:
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Clippy (default features)
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests --examples -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests --examples -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Clippy (default features + guest_debug)
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests --examples --features "guest_debug" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests --examples --features "guest_debug" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Clippy (default features + pvmemcontrol)
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests --examples --features "pvmemcontrol" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests --examples --features "pvmemcontrol" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Clippy (default features + tracing)
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests --examples --features "tracing" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests --examples --features "tracing" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Clippy (mshv)
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: clippy
-          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "mshv" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "mshv" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Clippy (mshv + kvm)
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: clippy
-          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "mshv,kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "mshv,kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Clippy (sev_snp)
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: clippy
-          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "sev_snp" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "sev_snp" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Clippy (igvm)
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: clippy
-          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "igvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "igvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Clippy (kvm + tdx)
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: clippy
-          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "tdx,kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --examples --features "tdx,kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks -W clippy::assertions_on_result_states
 
       - name: Check build did not modify any files
         run: test -z "$(git status --porcelain)"