diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index e660a72cf..69e0d3cd1 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		st.total_wanted_done = 0;
 		st.total_wanted = m_torrent_file->total_size();
 
-		TORRENT_ASSERT(st.total_wanted > m_padding);
+		TORRENT_ASSERT(st.total_wanted >= m_padding);
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(st.total_wanted >= 0);
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(st.total_wanted >= m_torrent_file->piece_length()
 			* (m_torrent_file->num_pieces() - 1));