diff --git a/sql/sql_connect.cc b/sql/sql_connect.cc
index 57634329392..770e8f258fb 100644
--- a/sql/sql_connect.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_connect.cc
@@ -1110,7 +1110,6 @@ void setup_connection_thread_globals(THD *thd)
 {
   DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("CONNECT_wait", {
     extern MYSQL_SOCKET unix_sock;
-    DBUG_ASSERT(unix_sock.fd >= 0);
     while (unix_sock.fd >= 0)
       my_sleep(1000);
   });