diff --git a/src/PrinterParams.cpp b/src/PrinterParams.cpp
index 0a6620f6c6..c7bfd09db1 100644
--- a/src/PrinterParams.cpp
+++ b/src/PrinterParams.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ void PrinterParams::testInvariant() const
 {
 	switch (target) {
 	case PRINTER:
-		LASSERT(!printer_name.empty(), /**/);
+		// We can't do this test, because no default printer
+		// may have been set.
+		// LASSERT(!printer_name.empty(), /**/);
 		break;
 	case FILE:
 		LASSERT(!file_name.empty(), /**/);