diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c
index b2c2074e81..bf27fff84c 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c
@@ -771,14 +771,15 @@ static void event_source_time_prioq_reshuffle(sd_event_source *s) {
         assert(s);
 
         /* Called whenever the event source's timer ordering properties changed, i.e. time, accuracy,
-         * pending, enable state. Makes sure the two prioq's are ordered properly again. */
+         * pending, enable state, and ratelimiting state. Makes sure the two prioq's are ordered
+         * properly again. */
 
         if (s->ratelimited)
                 d = &s->event->monotonic;
-        else {
-                assert(EVENT_SOURCE_IS_TIME(s->type));
+        else if (EVENT_SOURCE_IS_TIME(s->type))
                 assert_se(d = event_get_clock_data(s->event, s->type));
-        }
+        else
+                return; /* no-op for an event source which is neither a timer nor ratelimited. */
 
         prioq_reshuffle(d->earliest, s, &s->earliest_index);
         prioq_reshuffle(d->latest, s, &s->latest_index);