diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 4c1f89045..2bfac42ed 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -1375,17 +1375,17 @@ if (closure_compile) {
 # Because of the source assignment filter, many targets end up over-filtering
 # their sources if the output directory contains a platform name. Assert that
 # this doesn't happen. http://crbug.com/548283
-assert(
-    filter_exclude([ "$root_build_dir/foo" ],
-                   # List copied from //build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn.
-                   [
-                     "*\bandroid/*",
-                     "*\bchromeos/*",
-                     "*\bcocoa/*",
-                     "*\bios/*",
-                     "*\blinux/*",
-                     "*\bmac/*",
-                     "*\bposix/*",
-                     "*\bwin/*",
-                   ]) != [],
-    "Do not use a platform name in your output directory (found \"$root_build_dir\"). http://crbug.com/548283")
+#assert(
+#    filter_exclude([ "$root_build_dir/foo" ],
+#                   # List copied from //build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn.
+#                   [
+#                     "*\bandroid/*",
+#                     "*\bchromeos/*",
+#                     "*\bcocoa/*",
+#                     "*\bios/*",
+#                     "*\blinux/*",
+#                     "*\bmac/*",
+#                     "*\bposix/*",
+#                     "*\bwin/*",
+#                   ]) != [],
+#    "Do not use a platform name in your output directory (found \"$root_build_dir\"). http://crbug.com/548283")