diff --git a/src/audio/SDL_audio.c b/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
index 00ee976c6..d25cd629d 100644
--- a/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
+++ b/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ SDL_RunAudio(void *devicep)
                 int got;
                 data = SDL_AtomicGet(&device->enabled) ? current_audio.impl.GetDeviceBuf(device) : NULL;
                 got = SDL_AudioStreamGet(device->stream, data ? data : device->work_buffer, device->spec.size);
-                SDL_assert((got < 0) || (got == device->spec.size));
+                SDL_assert((got <= 0) || (got == device->spec.size));
 
                 if (data == NULL) {  /* device is having issues... */
                     const Uint32 delay = ((device->spec.samples * 1000) / device->spec.freq);