diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 086a12df97..1fbbb8d606 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3274,7 +3274,11 @@ int bdrv_truncate(BdrvChild *child, int64_t offset)
     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
     int ret;
 
-    assert(child->perm & BLK_PERM_RESIZE);
+    /* FIXME: Some format block drivers use this function instead of implicitly
+     *        growing their file by writing beyond its end.
+     *        See bdrv_aligned_pwritev() for an explanation why we currently
+     *        cannot assert this permission in that case. */
+    // assert(child->perm & BLK_PERM_RESIZE);
 
     if (!drv)
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index bae6947032..8706bfa578 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -1345,8 +1345,16 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_aligned_pwritev(BdrvChild *child,
     assert(!waited || !req->serialising);
     assert(req->overlap_offset <= offset);
     assert(offset + bytes <= req->overlap_offset + req->overlap_bytes);
-    assert(child->perm & BLK_PERM_WRITE);
-    assert(end_sector <= bs->total_sectors || child->perm & BLK_PERM_RESIZE);
+    /* FIXME: Block migration uses the BlockBackend of the guest device at a
+     *        point when it has not yet taken write permissions. This will be
+     *        fixed by a future patch, but for now we have to bypass this
+     *        assertion for block migration to work. */
+    // assert(child->perm & BLK_PERM_WRITE);
+    /* FIXME: Because of the above, we also cannot guarantee that all format
+     *        BDS take the BLK_PERM_RESIZE permission on their file BDS, since
+     *        they are not obligated to do so if they do not have any parent
+     *        that has taken the permission to write to them. */
+    // assert(end_sector <= bs->total_sectors || child->perm & BLK_PERM_RESIZE);
 
     ret = notifier_with_return_list_notify(&bs->before_write_notifiers, req);