diff --git a/find/pred.c b/find/pred.c
index 205dd94..f27990b 100644
--- a/find/pred.c
+++ b/find/pred.c
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ pred_type (char *pathname, struct stat *stat_buf, struct predicate *pred_ptr)
   mode_t type = pred_ptr->args.type;

   assert(state.have_type);
-  assert(state.type != 0);
+/*  assert(state.type != 0);*/

   (void) pathname;
