--- ipmitool-1.8.11/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus.c.orig	2012-02-07 13:32:40.000000000 +0100
+++ ipmitool-1.8.11/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus.c	2012-02-07 14:19:28.000000000 +0100
@@ -1164,7 +1164,11 @@ read_session_data_v2x(
 		lprintf(LOG_ERR, "packet session id 0x%x does not "
 			"match active session 0x%0x",
 			rsp->session.id, s->v2_data.console_id);
-		assert(0);
+		/*
+		 * Poor little BMC seems to be very confused.
+		 * Stop talking to it, maybe it recovers.
+		 */
+		exit(1);
 	}