diff --git a/softmmu/physmem.c b/softmmu/physmem.c
index 3c1912a1a0..2e18947598 100644
--- a/softmmu/physmem.c
+++ b/softmmu/physmem.c
@@ -2143,7 +2143,6 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_internal(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
     RAMBlock *new_block;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    assert((ram_flags & ~(RAM_SHARED | RAM_RESIZEABLE | RAM_PREALLOC)) == 0);
     assert((ram_flags & ~(RAM_SHARED | RAM_RESIZEABLE | RAM_PREALLOC |
                           RAM_NORESERVE)) == 0);
     assert(!host ^ (ram_flags & RAM_PREALLOC));