diff --git a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_csb.c b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_csb.c
index 0d2fa7c7e7f..170227b8810 100644
--- a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_csb.c
+++ b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_csb.c
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ void pvr_csb_init(struct pvr_device *device,
 void pvr_csb_finish(struct pvr_csb *csb)
 {
 #if defined(DEBUG)
-   assert(csb->relocation_mark_status == PVR_CSB_RELOCATION_MARK_CLEARED);
+   assert(csb->relocation_mark_status ==
+             PVR_CSB_RELOCATION_MARK_UNINITIALIZED ||
+          csb->relocation_mark_status == PVR_CSB_RELOCATION_MARK_CLEARED);
 #endif
 
    if (csb->stream_type == PVR_CMD_STREAM_TYPE_GRAPHICS_DEFERRED) {