diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/btr0pcur.ic b/storage/innobase/include/btr0pcur.ic
index 5eb8ed0f32d..f5880e0564a 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/btr0pcur.ic
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/btr0pcur.ic
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ btr_pcur_is_after_last_on_page(
 /*===========================*/
 	const btr_pcur_t*	cursor)	/*!< in: persistent cursor */
 {
-	ut_ad(cursor->pos_state == BTR_PCUR_IS_POSITIONED);
+	ut_ad(cursor->pos_state == BTR_PCUR_IS_POSITIONED_OPTIMISTIC
+	      || cursor->pos_state == BTR_PCUR_IS_POSITIONED);
 	ut_ad(cursor->latch_mode != BTR_NO_LATCHES);
 
 	return(page_cur_is_after_last(btr_pcur_get_page_cur(cursor)));