diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
index b5b9a5f9af4..142ca21cf44 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
@@ -2406,6 +2406,7 @@ anv_physical_device_try_create(struct vk_instance *vk_instance,
          device->sync_types[st_idx++] = &device->sync_timeline_type.sync;
       }
    } else {
+      assert(vk_sync_type_is_drm_syncobj(&device->sync_syncobj_type));
       assert(device->sync_syncobj_type.features & VK_SYNC_FEATURE_TIMELINE);
       assert(device->sync_syncobj_type.features & VK_SYNC_FEATURE_CPU_WAIT);
    }
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_batch_chain.c b/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_batch_chain.c
index bafc637fa7d..8624593b970 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_batch_chain.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_batch_chain.c
@@ -91,12 +91,8 @@ static void
 xe_exec_fill_sync(struct drm_xe_sync *xe_sync, struct vk_sync *vk_sync,
                   uint64_t value, bool signal)
 {
-   if (unlikely(!vk_sync_type_is_drm_syncobj(vk_sync->type))) {
-      unreachable("Unsupported sync type");
-      return;
-   }
-
    const struct vk_drm_syncobj *syncobj = vk_sync_as_drm_syncobj(vk_sync);
+   assert(syncobj);
    xe_sync->handle = syncobj->syncobj;
 
    if (value) {