diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-rr.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-rr.c
index 8123ca1f98..d47cdbbd8e 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-rr.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-rr.c
@@ -1865,7 +1865,6 @@ static int type_bitmap_to_json(Bitmap *b, JsonVariant **ret) {
         unsigned t;
         int r;
 
-        assert(b);
         assert(ret);
 
         BITMAP_FOREACH(t, b) {