diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_cache.cpp
index 72a5dc82a..593897787 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_cache.cpp
@@ -221,9 +221,7 @@ CachedShader::CachedShader(const u8* host_ptr, VAddr cpu_addr, std::size_t size_
 CachedShader::~CachedShader() = default;
 
 GLuint CachedShader::GetHandle() const {
-    if (!registry->IsConsistent()) {
-        std::abort();
-    }
+    DEBUG_ASSERT(registry->IsConsistent());
     return program->handle;
 }