diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index cc2013c7b4..0c299a7c15 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -3022,8 +3022,6 @@ static void pgb_dynamic(const char *image_name, uintptr_t guest_loaddr,
     uintptr_t brk, ret;
     PGBAddrs ga;
 
-    assert(QEMU_IS_ALIGNED(guest_loaddr, align));
-
     /* Try the identity map first. */
     if (pgb_addr_set(&ga, guest_loaddr, guest_hiaddr, true)) {
         brk = (uintptr_t)sbrk(0);