diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextEGL.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextEGL.cc
index 4166e987f00..38d18030223 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextEGL.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextEGL.cc
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ GHOST_TSuccess GHOST_ContextEGL::initializeDrawingContext()
 
     const char *egl_extension_st = eglQueryString(EGL_NO_DISPLAY, EGL_EXTENSIONS);
     assert(egl_extension_st != nullptr);
-    assert(strstr(egl_extension_st, "EGL_MESA_platform_surfaceless") != nullptr);
+    assert(egl_extension_st == nullptr ||
+           strstr(egl_extension_st, "EGL_MESA_platform_surfaceless") != nullptr);
     if (egl_extension_st == nullptr ||
         strstr(egl_extension_st, "EGL_MESA_platform_surfaceless") == nullptr)
     {