diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
index 8249879d8a..47fa41ad1d 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ static int ubifs_printdir(struct file *file, void *dirent)
 		dbg_gen("feed '%s', ino %llu, new f_pos %#x",
 			dent->name, (unsigned long long)le64_to_cpu(dent->inum),
 			key_hash_flash(c, &dent->key));
+#ifndef __UBOOT__
 		ubifs_assert(le64_to_cpu(dent->ch.sqnum) > ubifs_inode(dir)->creat_sqnum);
+#endif
 
 		nm.len = le16_to_cpu(dent->nlen);
 		over = filldir(c, (char *)dent->name, nm.len,
@@ -431,7 +433,9 @@ static int ubifs_finddir(struct super_block *sb, char *dirname,
 		dbg_gen("feed '%s', ino %llu, new f_pos %#x",
 			dent->name, (unsigned long long)le64_to_cpu(dent->inum),
 			key_hash_flash(c, &dent->key));
+#ifndef __UBOOT__
 		ubifs_assert(le64_to_cpu(dent->ch.sqnum) > ubifs_inode(dir)->creat_sqnum);
+#endif
 
 		nm.len = le16_to_cpu(dent->nlen);
 		if ((strncmp(dirname, (char *)dent->name, nm.len) == 0) &&