diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
index 0193a6c0ca8..b113b2f5234 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static bool
 validate_assert_impl(validate_state *state, bool cond, const char *str,
                      const char *file, unsigned line)
 {
-   if (!cond)
+   if (unlikely(!cond))
       log_error(state, str, file, line);
    return cond;
 }