diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/common/fragmentor.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/common/fragmentor.cs
index 881dc1780..da3446e6c 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/common/fragmentor.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/common/fragmentor.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation.Remoting
         internal FragmentedRemoteObject(byte[] blob, long objectId, long fragmentId,
             bool isEndFragment)
         {
-            Dbg.Assert((blob != null) || (blob.Length == 0), "Cannot create a fragment for null or empty data.");
+            Dbg.Assert((blob != null) && (blob.Length != 0), "Cannot create a fragment for null or empty data.");
             Dbg.Assert(objectId >= 0, "Object Id cannot be < 0");
             Dbg.Assert(fragmentId >= 0, "Fragment Id cannot be < 0");