diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/btr0pcur.ic b/storage/innobase/include/btr0pcur.ic
index f5880e0564a..db3145132af 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/btr0pcur.ic
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/btr0pcur.ic
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ btr_pcur_get_block(
 /*===============*/
 	const btr_pcur_t*	cursor)	/*!< in: persistent cursor */
 {
-	ut_ad(cursor->pos_state == BTR_PCUR_IS_POSITIONED);
+	ut_ad(cursor->pos_state == BTR_PCUR_IS_POSITIONED_OPTIMISTIC
+	      || cursor->pos_state == BTR_PCUR_IS_POSITIONED);
 
 	return(btr_cur_get_block(btr_pcur_get_btr_cur(cursor)));
 }