diff --git a/lib/igt_core.h b/lib/igt_core.h
index cc73a712..c2c820d1 100644
--- a/lib/igt_core.h
+++ b/lib/igt_core.h
@@ -381,6 +381,19 @@ void igt_exit(void) __attribute__((noreturn));
  */
 #define igt_assert_lte(n1, n2) igt_assert_cmpint(n1, <=, >, n2)
 
+/**
+ * igt_assert_lt:
+ * @n1: first integer
+ * @n2: second integer
+ *
+ * Fails (sub-)test if the second integers is strictly smaller than the first.
+ * Beware that for now this only works on integers.
+ *
+ * Like igt_assert(), but displays the values being compared on failure instead
+ * of simply printing the stringified expression.
+ */
+#define igt_assert_lt(n1, n2) igt_assert_cmpint(n1, <, >=, n2)
+
 /**
  * igt_require:
  * @expr: condition to test
diff --git a/tests/gem_wait.c b/tests/gem_wait.c
index 39d20b01..46b381b9 100644
--- a/tests/gem_wait.c
+++ b/tests/gem_wait.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void render_timeout(int fd)
 			iter <<= 1;
 	} while (!done && iter < 1000000);
 
-	igt_assert_cmpint(iter, <, >=, 1000000);
+	igt_assert_lt(iter, 1000000);
 
 	igt_info("%d iters is enough work\n", iter);
 	gem_quiescent_gpu(fd);