diff --git a/db/version_set.cc b/db/version_set.cc
index 0d291d16f..2a8d958d0 100644
--- a/db/version_set.cc
+++ b/db/version_set.cc
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class FilePickerMultiGet {
   MultiGetRange& GetRange() { return range_; }
 
   void ReplaceRange(const MultiGetRange& other) {
-    assert(curr_level_ == 0 || !RemainingOverlapInLevel());
+    assert(hit_file_ == nullptr);
     range_ = other;
     current_level_range_ = other;
   }