diff --git a/src/libslic3r/BuildVolume.cpp b/src/libslic3r/BuildVolume.cpp
index c580e6f876..8990553559 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/BuildVolume.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/BuildVolume.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ BuildVolume::ObjectState object_state_templ(const indexed_triangle_set &its, con
                             const stl_vertex p2 = trafo * its.vertices[tri(iedge)];
                             assert(sign(p1) == s[iprev]);
                             assert(sign(p2) == s[iedge]);
-                            assert(p1.z() * p2.z() < 0);
+                            assert((p1.z() - world_min_z) * (p2.z() - world_min_z) < 0);
                             // Edge crosses the z plane. Calculate intersection point with the plane.
                             const float t = (world_min_z - p1.z()) / (p2.z() - p1.z());
                             (is_inside(Vec3f(p1.x() + (p2.x() - p1.x()) * t, p1.y() + (p2.y() - p1.y()) * t, world_min_z)) ? inside : outside) = true;