diff --git a/src/core/NEON/kernels/arm_gemm/gemm_hybrid_indirect.hpp b/src/core/NEON/kernels/arm_gemm/gemm_hybrid_indirect.hpp
index c41b0a5..90e2f07 100644
--- a/src/core/NEON/kernels/arm_gemm/gemm_hybrid_indirect.hpp
+++ b/src/core/NEON/kernels/arm_gemm/gemm_hybrid_indirect.hpp
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
         }
 
         /* Make sure we've been set up correctly. */
-        assert(_B_transposed);
+        assert(FixedFormat || _B_transposed);
         static_assert(std::is_same<To, Tloi>::value, "gemm_native: Operand types must be the same.");
 //        static_assert(std::is_same<Tr, Tri>::value, "gemm_native: Result types must be the same.");