diff --git a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.cpp b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.cpp
index 0fe3714fd7..1455d12938 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.cpp
@@ -191,8 +191,13 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace d3d12 {
         if (!GetInstance()->IsBackendValidationEnabled()) {
             return;
         }
+
+        // If the debug layer is not installed, return immediately to avoid crashing the process.
         ComPtr<ID3D12InfoQueue> infoQueue;
-        ASSERT_SUCCESS(mD3d12Device.As(&infoQueue));
+        if (FAILED(mD3d12Device.As(&infoQueue))) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         infoQueue->PopRetrievalFilter();
         infoQueue->PopStorageFilter();
     }