diff --git a/dlls/user32/text.c b/dlls/user32/text.c
index 1896627..a114773 100644
--- a/dlls/user32/text.c
+++ b/dlls/user32/text.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static const WCHAR *TEXT_NextLineW( HDC hdc, const WCHAR *str, int *count,
                 /* If we are here after a path ellipsification it must be
                  * because even the ellipsis itself didn't fit.
                  */
-                assert (pellip->under == 0 && pellip->after == 0);
+                //assert (pellip->under == 0 && pellip->after == 0);
                 pellip->before = before;
                 pellip->len = len_ellipsis;
                 /* pellip->after remains as zero as does
