diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index d9e6fd89ea..e75d65bf11 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-03-14  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* infrun.c (ptid_match): Don't assert that PTID is not a pid ptid.
+
 2010-03-12  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
 	PR c++/9708:
diff --git a/gdb/infrun.c b/gdb/infrun.c
index 83cfe3c124..4bfe5465d2 100644
--- a/gdb/infrun.c
+++ b/gdb/infrun.c
@@ -6325,8 +6325,7 @@ ptid_match (ptid_t ptid, ptid_t filter)
   /* Since both parameters have the same type, prevent easy mistakes
      from happening.  */
   gdb_assert (!ptid_equal (ptid, minus_one_ptid)
-	      && !ptid_equal (ptid, null_ptid)
-	      && !ptid_is_pid (ptid));
+	      && !ptid_equal (ptid, null_ptid));
 
   if (ptid_equal (filter, minus_one_ptid))
     return 1;