Index: runtime/src/kmp_runtime.c
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/kmp_runtime.c
+++ runtime/src/kmp_runtime.c
@@ -4651,7 +4651,7 @@
                       team->t.t_id, f, th->th.th_new_place,
                       th->th.th_first_place, th->th.th_last_place ) );
                 }
-                KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT( place == masters_place );
+                KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT( update_master_only || place == masters_place );
             }
             else {
                 int S, rem, gap, s_count;
@@ -4710,7 +4710,7 @@
                        team->t.t_id, f, th->th.th_new_place,
                        th->th.th_first_place, th->th.th_last_place) );
                 }
-                KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT( place == masters_place );
+                KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT( update_master_only || place == masters_place );
             }
         }
         break;