diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.c
index c267a05a0a5..51034e3c78c 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct brw_compiler *
 brw_compiler_create(void *mem_ctx, const struct intel_device_info *devinfo)
 {
    struct brw_compiler *compiler = rzalloc(mem_ctx, struct brw_compiler);
+   assert(devinfo->ver >= 9);
 
    compiler->devinfo = devinfo;
 
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_eu.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_eu.c
index d6b94f3441d..e89d8bc1d31 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_eu.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_eu.c
@@ -760,6 +760,8 @@ void
 brw_init_isa_info(struct brw_isa_info *isa,
                   const struct intel_device_info *devinfo)
 {
+   assert(devinfo->ver >= 9);
+
    isa->devinfo = devinfo;
 
    enum gfx_ver ver = gfx_ver_from_devinfo(devinfo);