1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hash.c b/hash.c
index 9b3bb3f97a..35d950a8ed 100644
--- a/hash.c
+++ b/hash.c
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ rb_hash_equal(hash1, hash2)
 {
     struct equal_data data;
 
+    if (hash1 == hash2) return Qtrue;
     if (TYPE(hash2) != T_HASH) return Qfalse;
     if (RHASH(hash1)->tbl->num_entries != RHASH(hash2)->tbl->num_entries)
 	return Qfalse;