diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index b365e0dfccb66f7c256a9d07d7fd976fba17ae95..34898d53395b10eae386e06fef3d12b9635fe93a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -2109,7 +2109,6 @@ static void rbd_img_obj_callback(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 	rbd_assert(img_request->obj_request_count > 0);
 	rbd_assert(which != BAD_WHICH);
 	rbd_assert(which < img_request->obj_request_count);
-	rbd_assert(which >= img_request->next_completion);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&img_request->completion_lock);
 	if (which != img_request->next_completion)