diff --git a/src/portable/portable.c b/src/portable/portable.c
index 7bba7b47e4..2191d6c653 100644
--- a/src/portable/portable.c
+++ b/src/portable/portable.c
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ static int extract_image_and_extensions(
         int r;
 
         assert(name_or_path);
-        assert(matches);
 
         r = image_find_harder(IMAGE_PORTABLE, name_or_path, NULL, &image);
         if (r < 0)