diff --git a/src/mesa/main/framebuffer.c b/src/mesa/main/framebuffer.c
index 20d03fe281c..c06130dc8d7 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/framebuffer.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/framebuffer.c
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ _mesa_reference_framebuffer_(struct gl_framebuffer **ptr,
 
       *ptr = NULL;
    }
-   assert(!*ptr);
 
    if (fb) {
       mtx_lock(&fb->Mutex);