diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c
index 2a3416ba24d..972420519cb 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_kopper.c
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ zink_kopper_update(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, struct pipe_resource *pres, int
 {
    struct zink_resource *res = zink_resource(pres);
    struct zink_screen *screen = zink_screen(pscreen);
-   assert(pres->bind & PIPE_BIND_DISPLAY_TARGET);
    if (!res->obj->dt)
       return false;
    struct kopper_displaytarget *cdt = res->obj->dt;