diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/Bridge.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/Bridge.cpp
index 6b7efe6b57db3..a5f0beff9ec22 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/Bridge.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/Bridge.cpp
@@ -4898,7 +4898,6 @@ class FirConverter : public Fortran::lower::AbstractConverter {
 
     // device = device
     if (lhsIsDevice && rhsIsDevice) {
-      assert(rhs.isVariable() && "CUDA Fortran assignment rhs is not legal");
       auto transferKindAttr = cuf::DataTransferKindAttr::get(
           builder.getContext(), cuf::DataTransferKind::DeviceDevice);
       cuf::DataTransferOp::create(builder, loc, rhsVal, lhsVal, shape,
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/CUDA/cuda-data-transfer.cuf b/flang/test/Lower/CUDA/cuda-data-transfer.cuf
index 3a4aff977b7a5..9abf19b778690 100644
--- a/flang/test/Lower/CUDA/cuda-data-transfer.cuf
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/CUDA/cuda-data-transfer.cuf
@@ -444,3 +444,15 @@ subroutine sub23(n)
 end subroutine
 
 ! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPsub23
+
+subroutine sub24()
+  real, managed :: m
+  real, device :: d(4)
+  m = d(1)
+end
+
+! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPsub24()
+! CHECK: %[[D:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %1(%2) {data_attr = #cuf.cuda<device>, uniq_name = "_QFsub24Ed"} : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<4xf32>>, !fir.shape<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.array<4xf32>>, !fir.ref<!fir.array<4xf32>>)
+! CHECK: %[[M:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %4 {data_attr = #cuf.cuda<managed>, uniq_name = "_QFsub24Em"} : (!fir.ref<f32>) -> (!fir.ref<f32>, !fir.ref<f32>)
+! CHECK: %[[D1:.*]] = hlfir.designate %[[D]]#0 (%c1{{.*}})  : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<4xf32>>, index) -> !fir.ref<f32>
+! CHECK: cuf.data_transfer %[[D1]] to %[[M]]#0 {transfer_kind = #cuf.cuda_transfer<device_device>} : !fir.ref<f32>, !fir.ref<f32>