diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/locked_mem.hh b/src/arch/alpha/locked_mem.hh
index 253b94be4f..7998cbdf1f 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/locked_mem.hh
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/locked_mem.hh
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ handleLockedSnoop(XC *xc, PacketPtr pkt, Addr cacheBlockMask)
         return;
 
     Addr locked_addr = xc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_LOCKADDR) & cacheBlockMask;
-    Addr snoop_addr = pkt->getAddr();
-
-    assert((cacheBlockMask & snoop_addr) == snoop_addr);
+    Addr snoop_addr = pkt->getAddr() & cacheBlockMask;
 
     if (locked_addr == snoop_addr)
         xc->setMiscReg(MISCREG_LOCKFLAG, false);
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/locked_mem.hh b/src/arch/mips/locked_mem.hh
index 5b0f8a1b8e..a5ff467b3e 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/locked_mem.hh
+++ b/src/arch/mips/locked_mem.hh
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ handleLockedSnoop(XC *xc, PacketPtr pkt, Addr cacheBlockMask)
         return;
 
     Addr locked_addr = xc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_LLADDR) & cacheBlockMask;
-    Addr snoop_addr = pkt->getAddr();
-
-    assert((cacheBlockMask & snoop_addr) == snoop_addr);
+    Addr snoop_addr = pkt->getAddr() & cacheBlockMask;
 
     if (locked_addr == snoop_addr)
         xc->setMiscReg(MISCREG_LLFLAG, false);