diff --git a/src/intel/common/intel_batch_decoder.c b/src/intel/common/intel_batch_decoder.c
index 8c4387b8df0..b1df79f5b9d 100644
--- a/src/intel/common/intel_batch_decoder.c
+++ b/src/intel/common/intel_batch_decoder.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ dump_samplers(struct intel_batch_decode_ctx *ctx, uint32_t offset, int count)
 
    if (count * sampler_state_size >= bo.size) {
       fprintf(ctx->fp, "  sampler state ends after bo ends\n");
+      assert(!"sampler state ends after bo ends");
       return;
    }