diff --git a/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c b/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c
index 1fe8d30de2c..c15dbbb4be9 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c
@@ -3519,10 +3519,16 @@ bi_emit_tex_valhall(bi_builder *b, nir_tex_instr *instr)
          break;
 
       case nir_tex_src_texture_offset:
+         /* This should always be 0 as lower_index_to_offset is expected to be
+          * set */
+         assert(instr->texture_index == 0);
          texture = index;
          break;
 
       case nir_tex_src_sampler_offset:
+         /* This should always be 0 as lower_index_to_offset is expected to be
+          * set */
+         assert(instr->sampler_index == 0);
          sampler = index;
          break;