diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
index 15db3e85dac..8625b832ed1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
@@ -4496,7 +4496,7 @@ zink_shader_free(struct zink_screen *screen, struct zink_shader *shader)
          struct hash_table *ht = &prog->ctx->program_cache[idx];
          simple_mtx_lock(&prog->ctx->program_lock[idx]);
          struct hash_entry *he = _mesa_hash_table_search(ht, prog->shaders);
-         assert(he);
+         assert(he && he->data == prog);
          _mesa_hash_table_remove(ht, he);
          prog->base.removed = true;
          simple_mtx_unlock(&prog->ctx->program_lock[idx]);