diff --git a/storage/innobase/btr/btr0load.cc b/storage/innobase/btr/btr0load.cc
index 4443de89e50..9a9b53d170a 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/btr/btr0load.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/btr/btr0load.cc
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ void Page_load::finish() noexcept {
 void Page_load::commit() noexcept {
   /* It is assumed that finish() was called before commit */
   ut_a(!m_modified);
-  ut_a(page_validate(m_page, m_index));
+  ut_ad(page_validate(m_page, m_index));
   ut_a(m_rec_no > 0);
 
   /* Set no free space left and no buffered changes in ibuf. */