diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 239f3273441..ae438dc105b 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-08-05  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* prdbg.c (pr_fix_visibility): Remove assert.
+
 2002-07-31  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* addr2line.c (process_file): Rename parameter 'filename' to
diff --git a/binutils/prdbg.c b/binutils/prdbg.c
index 8bb00534083..a05fe092eef 100644
--- a/binutils/prdbg.c
+++ b/binutils/prdbg.c
@@ -992,8 +992,6 @@ pr_fix_visibility (info, visibility)
   if (info->stack->visibility == visibility)
     return true;
 
-  assert (info->stack->visibility != DEBUG_VISIBILITY_IGNORE);
-
   switch (visibility)
     {
     case DEBUG_VISIBILITY_PUBLIC: