diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index 38e603082..160190da9 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -2809,10 +2809,12 @@ SDL_GetWindowMouseGrab(SDL_Window * window)
 SDL_Window *
 SDL_GetGrabbedWindow(void)
 {
-    SDL_assert(!_this->grabbed_window ||
-               ((_this->grabbed_window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_MOUSE_GRABBED) != 0) ||
-               ((_this->grabbed_window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_KEYBOARD_GRABBED) != 0));
-    return _this->grabbed_window;
+    if (_this->grabbed_window &&
+        (_this->grabbed_window->flags & (SDL_WINDOW_MOUSE_GRABBED|SDL_WINDOW_KEYBOARD_GRABBED)) != 0) {
+        return _this->grabbed_window;
+    } else {
+        return NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 int