diff --git a/dv/uvm/icache/dv/ibex_icache_core_agent/ibex_icache_core_protocol_checker.sv b/dv/uvm/icache/dv/ibex_icache_core_agent/ibex_icache_core_protocol_checker.sv
index f47e05ce..f1f9e77c 100644
--- a/dv/uvm/icache/dv/ibex_icache_core_agent/ibex_icache_core_protocol_checker.sv
+++ b/dv/uvm/icache/dv/ibex_icache_core_agent/ibex_icache_core_protocol_checker.sv
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ interface ibex_icache_core_protocol_checker (
     end
   end
 
-  `ASSERT(NoFetchWithoutAddr, req |-> (branch | has_addr), clk, !rst_n)
+  `ASSERT(NoFetchWithoutAddr, ready |-> (branch | has_addr), clk, !rst_n)
 
   // The err_plus2 signal means "this error was caused by the upper two bytes" and is only read when
   // both valid and err are true. It should never be set for compressed instructions (for them, the