diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mir/elaborate_drops.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mir/elaborate_drops.rs
index 7acfc2c3bbaff..833697726089e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mir/elaborate_drops.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mir/elaborate_drops.rs
@@ -585,11 +585,6 @@ impl<'b, 'tcx> ElaborateDropsCtxt<'b, 'tcx> {
                             // drop elaboration should handle that by itself
                             continue
                         }
-                        TerminatorKind::Resume => {
-                            // We can replace resumes with gotos
-                            // jumping to a canonical resume.
-                            continue
-                        }
                         TerminatorKind::DropAndReplace { .. } => {
                             // this contains the move of the source and
                             // the initialization of the destination. We
@@ -599,6 +594,11 @@ impl<'b, 'tcx> ElaborateDropsCtxt<'b, 'tcx> {
                             assert!(self.patch.is_patched(bb));
                             allow_initializations = false;
                         }
+                        TerminatorKind::Resume => {
+                            // It is possible for `Resume` to be patched
+                            // (in particular it can be patched to be replaced with
+                            // a Goto; see `MirPatch::new`).
+                        }
                         _ => {
                             assert!(!self.patch.is_patched(bb));
                         }