diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/ReadOnlyEngine.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/ReadOnlyEngine.java
index d22253550ca99..5acac256dbd50 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/ReadOnlyEngine.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/ReadOnlyEngine.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ protected void ensureMaxSeqNoEqualsToGlobalCheckpoint(final SeqNoStats seqNoStat
                     + "] from last commit does not match global checkpoint [" + seqNoStats.getGlobalCheckpoint() + "]");
             }
         }
-        assert assertMaxSeqNoEqualsToGlobalCheckpoint(seqNoStats.getMaxSeqNo(), seqNoStats.getMaxSeqNo());
+        assert assertMaxSeqNoEqualsToGlobalCheckpoint(seqNoStats.getMaxSeqNo(), seqNoStats.getGlobalCheckpoint());
     }
 
     protected boolean assertMaxSeqNoEqualsToGlobalCheckpoint(final long maxSeqNo, final long globalCheckpoint) {