diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_buffer.c b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_buffer.c
index 4c6ca738121..5f1eca71ed1 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -1536,8 +1536,17 @@ genX(BeginCommandBuffer)(
 
    cmd_buffer->usage_flags = pBeginInfo->flags;
 
-   assert(cmd_buffer->level == VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_SECONDARY ||
-          !(cmd_buffer->usage_flags & VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT));
+   /* VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT must be ignored for
+    * primary level command buffers.
+    *
+    * From the Vulkan 1.0 spec:
+    *
+    *    VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT specifies that a
+    *    secondary command buffer is considered to be entirely inside a render
+    *    pass. If this is a primary command buffer, then this bit is ignored.
+    */
+   if (cmd_buffer->level == VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY)
+      cmd_buffer->usage_flags &= ~VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_RENDER_PASS_CONTINUE_BIT;
 
    genX(cmd_buffer_emit_state_base_address)(cmd_buffer);