diff --git a/generator/src/lib.rs b/generator/src/lib.rs
index ed85b3be8..f6ebd8ea0 100644
--- a/generator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/generator/src/lib.rs
@@ -3079,10 +3079,9 @@ pub fn write_source_code<P: AsRef<Path>>(vk_headers_dir: &Path, src_dir: P) {
     use std::fs::File;
     use std::io::Write;
     let (spec2, errors) = vk_parse::parse_file(&vk_xml).expect("Invalid xml file");
-    assert!(
-        errors.is_empty(),
-        "vk_parse encountered one or more errors while parsing: {errors:?}"
-    );
+    if !errors.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!("vk_parse encountered one or more errors while parsing: {errors:?}")
+    }
     let extensions: Vec<&vk_parse::Extension> = spec2
         .0
         .iter()