diff --git a/src/link/Elf/LinkerDefined.zig b/src/link/Elf/LinkerDefined.zig
index c01dff49b8..60f9482efb 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/LinkerDefined.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/LinkerDefined.zig
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ pub fn initStartStopSymbols(self: *LinkerDefined, elf_file: *Elf) !void {
                     .index = index,
                     .file = self.index,
                 }, elf_file);
-                assert(!gop.found_existing);
                 gop.ref.* = .{ .index = index, .file = self.index };
                 self.symbols_resolver.appendAssumeCapacity(gop.index);
             }