diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a5xx/fd5_emit.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a5xx/fd5_emit.c
index f290445a8c8..ef0f3c36bc1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a5xx/fd5_emit.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a5xx/fd5_emit.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ setup_border_colors(struct fd_texture_stateobj *tex,
                   clamped = CLAMP(bc->ui[j], 0, 65535);
                break;
             default:
-               assert(!"Unexpected bit size");
+               unreachable("Unexpected bit size");
             case 32:
                clamped = 0;
                break;