diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
index 8648c45a9e5..c9208c6a4ee 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
@@ -768,7 +768,8 @@ bi_emit_intrinsic(bi_builder *b, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
                 break;
 
         default:
-                unreachable("Unknown intrinsic");
+                fprintf(stderr, "Unhandled intrinsic %s\n", nir_intrinsic_infos[instr->intrinsic].name);
+                assert(0);
         }
 }