diff --git a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/normalize_erasing_regions.rs b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
index 2da64d73d34..f1835d317e8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ fn try_normalize_after_erasing_regions<'tcx, T: TypeFoldable<'tcx> + PartialEq +
             // We don't care about the `obligations`; they are
             // always only region relations, and we are about to
             // erase those anyway:
-            debug_assert_eq!(
+            // This has been seen to fail in RL, so making it a non-debug assertion to better catch
+            // those cases.
+            assert_eq!(
                 normalized_obligations.iter().find(|p| not_outlives_predicate(p.predicate)),
                 None,
             );