diff --git a/src/sna/sna_display.c b/src/sna/sna_display.c
index 5f329786..0c0ae8aa 100644
--- a/src/sna/sna_display.c
+++ b/src/sna/sna_display.c
@@ -6438,7 +6438,6 @@ void sna_mode_wakeup(struct sna *sna)
 				assert(crtc->flip_bo);
 				assert(crtc->flip_bo->active_scanout);
 				assert(crtc->flip_bo->refcnt >= crtc->flip_bo->active_scanout);
-				assert(crtc->flip_bo != crtc->bo);
 
 				if (crtc->bo) {
 					DBG(("%s: removing handle=%d from scanout, installing handle=%d\n",