diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/asset_utils.py b/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/asset_utils.py
index 2cd5dddefbc..adfbd32958a 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/asset_utils.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/asset_utils.py
@@ -60,12 +60,23 @@ class AssetBrowserSpecificCategoryPanel(AssetBrowserPanel):
     asset_categories = set()  # Set of strings like 'ANIMATIONS', see `asset_category_items` in rna_space.c
 
     @classmethod
-    def poll(cls, context):
+    def asset_category_poll(cls, context):
+        """
+        This tries to accesses the static variable `asset_categories` in the
+        sub-class which won't work if there are multiple mixins with their own
+        `poll()` method. The caller would have to explicitly call the `poll()`
+        on the mixin classes, which makes the mixin access the wrong `cls`.
+        Instead the sub-class can call this function directly on its `cls`.
+        """
         return (
             SpaceAssetInfo.is_asset_browser_poll(context)
             and context.space_data.params.asset_category in cls.asset_categories
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def poll(cls, context):
+        return cls.asset_category_poll(context)
+
 
 class AssetMetaDataPanel:
     bl_space_type = 'FILE_BROWSER'