diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlformelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlformelement.rs
index a4cb42711d7..8759fbafe5e 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlformelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlformelement.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ impl HTMLFormElementMethods for HTMLFormElement {
elem.downcast::().unwrap().form_owner()
}
_ => {
- debug_assert!(!elem.downcast::().unwrap().is_listed_element());
+ debug_assert!(!elem.downcast::().unwrap().is_listed_element() ||
+ elem.local_name() == &atom!("keygen"));
return false;
}
}