diff --git a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/GenerateNormals.cpp b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/GenerateNormals.cpp
index 76d9ef748..de924b808 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/GenerateNormals.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/GenerateNormals.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ template<class T> inline void generateSmoothNormalsIntoImplementation(const Cont
         Containers::arrayCast<UnsignedInt>(normals);
     for(UnsignedInt& i: triangleCount) i = 0;
     for(const T index: indices) {
-        CORRADE_ASSERT(index < positions.size(), "MeshTools::generateSmoothNormals(): index" << index << "out of bounds for" << positions.size() << "elements", );
+        CORRADE_ASSERT(index < positions.size(), "MeshTools::generateSmoothNormalsInto(): index" << index << "out of bounds for" << positions.size() << "elements", );
         ++triangleCount[index];
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Test/GenerateNormalsTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Test/GenerateNormalsTest.cpp
index 22e36c3bb..9149bb426 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Test/GenerateNormalsTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Test/GenerateNormalsTest.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct GenerateNormalsTest: TestSuite::Tester {
     void smoothZeroAreaTriangle();
     void smoothNanPosition();
     void smoothWrongCount();
+    void smoothOutOfBounds();
     void smoothIntoWrongSize();
 
     void benchmarkFlat();
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ GenerateNormalsTest::GenerateNormalsTest() {
               &GenerateNormalsTest::smoothZeroAreaTriangle,
               &GenerateNormalsTest::smoothNanPosition,
               &GenerateNormalsTest::smoothWrongCount,
+              &GenerateNormalsTest::smoothOutOfBounds,
               &GenerateNormalsTest::smoothIntoWrongSize});
 
     addBenchmarks({&GenerateNormalsTest::benchmarkFlat,
@@ -386,6 +388,16 @@ void GenerateNormalsTest::smoothWrongCount() {
     CORRADE_COMPARE(out.str(), "MeshTools::generateSmoothNormalsInto(): index count not divisible by 3\n");
 }
 
+void GenerateNormalsTest::smoothOutOfBounds() {
+    std::stringstream out;
+    Error redirectError{&out};
+
+    const Vector3 positions[2];
+    const UnsignedInt indices[] { 0, 1, 2 };
+    generateSmoothNormals(indices, positions);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(out.str(), "MeshTools::generateSmoothNormalsInto(): index 2 out of bounds for 2 elements\n");
+}
+
 void GenerateNormalsTest::smoothIntoWrongSize() {
     std::stringstream out;
     Error redirectError{&out};