diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/plugins-nextgen/common/PluginInterface/PluginInterface.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/plugins-nextgen/common/PluginInterface/PluginInterface.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/plugins-nextgen/common/PluginInterface/PluginInterface.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/plugins-nextgen/common/PluginInterface/PluginInterface.cpp
@@ -449,8 +449,9 @@
           IsNumThreadsFromUser) {
         // Enough parallelism for teams and threads.
         TripCountNumBlocks = ((LoopTripCount - 1) / NumThreads) + 1;
-        assert(TripCountNumBlocks >= DefaultNumBlocks &&
-               "Expected sufficient outer parallelism.");
+        assert(LoopTripCount < DefaultNumBlocks * NumThreads ||
+               TripCountNumBlocks >= DefaultNumBlocks &&
+                   "Expected sufficient outer parallelism.");
       } else if (LoopTripCount >= DefaultNumBlocks * MinThreads) {
         // Enough parallelism for teams, limit threads.