diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c
index 43143e587f8..3e1dcb8c6f5 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c
@@ -500,7 +500,8 @@ get_render_pass(struct zink_context *ctx)
       state.num_rts++;
    }
    state.have_zsbuf = have_zsbuf;
-   assert(clears == ctx->rp_clears_enabled);
+   if(clears != ctx->rp_clears_enabled)
+     return NULL;
    state.clears = clears;
    uint32_t hash = hash_render_pass_state(&state);
    struct hash_entry *entry = _mesa_hash_table_search_pre_hashed(ctx->render_pass_cache, hash,