diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.c
index b047b342e3c..9766747e20f 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -561,10 +561,8 @@ tu_cs_emit_draw_state(struct tu_cs *cs, uint32_t id, struct tu_draw_state state)
    tu_cs_emit(cs, CP_SET_DRAW_STATE__0_COUNT(state.size) |
                   enable_mask |
                   CP_SET_DRAW_STATE__0_GROUP_ID(id) |
-                  COND(!state.size, CP_SET_DRAW_STATE__0_DISABLE));
+                  COND(!state.size || !state.iova, CP_SET_DRAW_STATE__0_DISABLE));
    tu_cs_emit_qw(cs, state.iova);
-
-   assert(!state.size || state.iova);
 }
 
 static bool