diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_queue.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_queue.c
index 14ae1297266..0899e748ce6 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_queue.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_queue.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ queue_submit_cmd_buffer(struct v3dv_queue *queue,
                         pthread_t *wait_thread)
 {
    assert(cmd_buffer);
-   assert(cmd_buffer->status = V3DV_CMD_BUFFER_STATUS_EXECUTABLE);
+   assert(cmd_buffer->status == V3DV_CMD_BUFFER_STATUS_EXECUTABLE);
 
    if (list_is_empty(&cmd_buffer->jobs))
       return queue_submit_noop_job(queue, pSubmit);