--- a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
+++ b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
@@ -9589,19 +9589,21 @@ nsDocShell::InternalLoad(nsIURI* aURI,
       }
       // If we are a noopener load, we just hand the whole thing over to our
       // window.
       if (aFlags & INTERNAL_LOAD_FLAGS_NO_OPENER) {
         // Various asserts that we know to hold because NO_OPENER loads can only
         // happen for links.
         MOZ_ASSERT(!aLoadReplace);
         MOZ_ASSERT(aPrincipalToInherit == aTriggeringPrincipal);
-        MOZ_ASSERT(aFlags == INTERNAL_LOAD_FLAGS_NO_OPENER ||
-                   aFlags == (INTERNAL_LOAD_FLAGS_NO_OPENER |
-                              INTERNAL_LOAD_FLAGS_DONT_SEND_REFERRER));
+        MOZ_ASSERT((aFlags ^ INTERNAL_LOAD_FLAGS_IS_USER_TRIGGERED) ==
+                   INTERNAL_LOAD_FLAGS_NO_OPENER ||
+                   (aFlags ^ INTERNAL_LOAD_FLAGS_IS_USER_TRIGGERED) ==
+                   (INTERNAL_LOAD_FLAGS_NO_OPENER |
+                    INTERNAL_LOAD_FLAGS_DONT_SEND_REFERRER));
         MOZ_ASSERT(!aPostData);
         MOZ_ASSERT(!aHeadersData);
         // If OnLinkClickSync was invoked inside the onload handler, the load
         // type would be set to LOAD_NORMAL_REPLACE; otherwise it should be
         // LOAD_LINK.
         MOZ_ASSERT(aLoadType == LOAD_LINK ||
                    aLoadType == LOAD_NORMAL_REPLACE);
         MOZ_ASSERT(!aSHEntry);