diff --git a/sys/kern/sys_process_lwpstatus.c b/sys/kern/sys_process_lwpstatus.c
index 45d0682dbdee..35433ce1bd60 100644
--- a/sys/kern/sys_process_lwpstatus.c
+++ b/sys/kern/sys_process_lwpstatus.c
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ void
 ptrace_read_lwpstatus(struct lwp *l, struct ptrace_lwpstatus *pls)
 {
 
-	KASSERT(l->l_lid == pls->pl_lwpid);
-
+	pls->pl_lwpid = l->l_lid;
 	memcpy(&pls->pl_sigmask, &l->l_sigmask, sizeof(pls->pl_sigmask));
 	memcpy(&pls->pl_sigpend, &l->l_sigpend.sp_set, sizeof(pls->pl_sigpend));
 
@@ -79,8 +78,6 @@ void
 process_read_lwpstatus(struct lwp *l, struct ptrace_lwpstatus *pls)
 {
 
-	pls->pl_lwpid = l->l_lid;
-
 	ptrace_read_lwpstatus(l, pls);
 }