diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_system_values.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_system_values.c
index 6357ce9f280..4e443c3da79 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_system_values.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_system_values.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ lower_system_value_instr(nir_builder *b, nir_instr *instr, void *_state)
          return nir_select_from_ssa_def_array(b, cols, num_cols, column);
       } else if (glsl_type_is_array(var->type)) {
          unsigned num_elems = glsl_get_length(var->type);
-         const struct glsl_type *elem_type = glsl_get_array_element(var->type);
+         ASSERTED const struct glsl_type *elem_type = glsl_get_array_element(var->type);
          assert(glsl_get_components(elem_type) == intrin->dest.ssa.num_components);
 
          nir_ssa_def *elems[4];