diff --git a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
index 12467bb9bb..f2ad0f335e 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
+++ b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ static void parts128_default_nan(FloatParts128 *p, float_status *status)
 static uint64_t parts_silence_nan_frac(uint64_t frac, float_status *status)
 {
     g_assert(!no_signaling_nans(status));
-    g_assert(!status->default_nan_mode);
 
     /* The only snan_bit_is_one target without default_nan_mode is HPPA. */
     if (snan_bit_is_one(status)) {