diff --git a/hphp/runtime/vm/func.cpp b/hphp/runtime/vm/func.cpp
index 2912b0131..9a574df6e 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/vm/func.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/vm/func.cpp
@@ -964,7 +964,6 @@ Func* FuncEmitter::create(Unit& unit, PreClass* preClass /* = NULL */) const {
   f->shared()->m_numLocals = m_numLocals;
   f->shared()->m_numIterators = m_numIterators;
   f->m_maxStackCells = m_maxStackCells;
-  assert(m_maxStackCells > 0 && "You probably didn't set m_maxStackCells");
   f->shared()->m_staticVars = m_staticVars;
   f->shared()->m_ehtab = m_ehtab;
   f->shared()->m_fpitab = m_fpitab;
diff --git a/hphp/test/quick/zero_eval_stack_depth.php b/hphp/test/quick/zero_eval_stack_depth.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5779111fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hphp/test/quick/zero_eval_stack_depth.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+function f() {
+  for (;;) {}
+}
+echo "Done\n";
diff --git a/hphp/test/quick/zero_eval_stack_depth.php.expect b/hphp/test/quick/zero_eval_stack_depth.php.expect
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a965a70ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hphp/test/quick/zero_eval_stack_depth.php.expect
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Done