diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c
index 2c980b349f..8f10425ebb 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c
@@ -1496,6 +1496,7 @@ UpdateVariable (
                    );
         if (!EFI_ERROR (Status)) {
           if (!Variable->Volatile) {
+            ASSERT (CacheVariable->InDeletedTransitionPtr != NULL);
             CacheVariable->InDeletedTransitionPtr->State = State;
           }
         } else {
@@ -1824,6 +1825,7 @@ UpdateVariable (
                  );
       if (!EFI_ERROR (Status)) {
         if (!Variable->Volatile) {
+          ASSERT (CacheVariable->InDeletedTransitionPtr != NULL);
           CacheVariable->InDeletedTransitionPtr->State = State;
         }
       } else {
diff --git a/SecurityPkg/VariableAuthenticated/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c b/SecurityPkg/VariableAuthenticated/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c
index c70b467ff9..123ce6f8f0 100644
--- a/SecurityPkg/VariableAuthenticated/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c
+++ b/SecurityPkg/VariableAuthenticated/RuntimeDxe/Variable.c
@@ -1763,6 +1763,7 @@ UpdateVariable (
                    );
         if (!EFI_ERROR (Status)) {
           if (!Variable->Volatile) {
+            ASSERT (CacheVariable->InDeletedTransitionPtr != NULL);
             CacheVariable->InDeletedTransitionPtr->State = State;
           }
         } else {
@@ -2185,6 +2186,7 @@ UpdateVariable (
                  );
       if (!EFI_ERROR (Status)) {
         if (!Variable->Volatile) {
+          ASSERT (CacheVariable->InDeletedTransitionPtr != NULL);
           CacheVariable->InDeletedTransitionPtr->State = State;
         }
       } else {