diff --git a/module/zfs/arc.c b/module/zfs/arc.c
index 850e8032fbf6..42c09e2e585f 100644
--- a/module/zfs/arc.c
+++ b/module/zfs/arc.c
@@ -8886,9 +8886,16 @@ l2arc_evict(l2arc_dev_t *dev, uint64_t distance, boolean_t all)
 		goto top;
 	}
 
-	ASSERT3U(dev->l2ad_hand + distance, <, dev->l2ad_end);
-	if (!dev->l2ad_first)
-		ASSERT3U(dev->l2ad_hand, <, dev->l2ad_evict);
+	if (!all) {
+		/*
+		 * In case of cache device removal (all) the following
+		 * assertions may be violated without functional consequences
+		 * as the device is about to be removed.
+		 */
+		ASSERT3U(dev->l2ad_hand + distance, <, dev->l2ad_end);
+		if (!dev->l2ad_first)
+			ASSERT3U(dev->l2ad_hand, <, dev->l2ad_evict);
+	}
 }
 
 /*