diff --git a/src/asahi/vulkan/hk_shader.c b/src/asahi/vulkan/hk_shader.c
index 3a3d39a5d41..bf5602c9519 100644
--- a/src/asahi/vulkan/hk_shader.c
+++ b/src/asahi/vulkan/hk_shader.c
@@ -750,11 +750,7 @@ hk_lower_nir(struct hk_device *dev, nir_shader *nir,
             lower_load_global_constant_offset_instr, nir_metadata_none,
             &soft_fault);
 
-   /* There may be garbage in shared_size, but it's the job of
-    * nir_lower_vars_to_explicit_types to allocate it. We have to reset to
-    * avoid overallocation.
-    */
-   nir->info.shared_size = 0;
+   assert(nir->info.shared_size == 0);
 
    NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_lower_vars_to_explicit_types, nir_var_mem_shared,
             shared_var_info);