diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs b/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
index 36df1a89be..7c4113cea4 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ impl<G: GlobalIdentityHandlerFactory> Global<G> {
                 log::warn!("max_bind_groups limit is missing");
             } else {
                 assert!(
-                    u32::from(limits.max_bound_descriptor_sets) >= desc.limits.max_bind_groups,
+                    desc.limits.max_bind_groups <= adapter.limits.max_bind_groups,
                     "Adapter does not support the requested max_bind_groups"
                 );
             }