diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp
index fcafbe02edc..83e705c9f70 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ update_gfx_pipeline(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_batch_state *bs, enum
          pipeline = zink_get_gfx_pipeline<DYNAMIC_STATE, true, false>(ctx, ctx->curr_program, &ctx->gfx_pipeline_state, mode);
       else
          pipeline = zink_get_gfx_pipeline<DYNAMIC_STATE, false, false>(ctx, ctx->curr_program, &ctx->gfx_pipeline_state, mode);
-   }
-   if (pipeline) {
+      assert(pipeline);
       pipeline_changed = prev_pipeline != pipeline || ctx->shobj_draw;
       if (BATCH_CHANGED || pipeline_changed)
          VKCTX(CmdBindPipeline)(bs->cmdbuf, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, pipeline);