diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_hsmci.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_hsmci.c
index 93c6fec98b..d73e307ca2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_hsmci.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_hsmci.c
@@ -1212,7 +1212,9 @@ static void sam_eventtimeout(int argc, uint32_t arg)
   struct sam_dev_s *priv = (struct sam_dev_s *)arg;
 
   DEBUGASSERT(argc == 1 && priv != NULL);
-  DEBUGASSERT((priv->waitevents & SDIOWAIT_TIMEOUT) != 0);
+
+  /* This can, apparently, happen under certain race conditions */
+  /* DEBUGASSERT((priv->waitevents & SDIOWAIT_TIMEOUT) != 0); */
 
   /* Is a data transfer complete event expected? */