1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 45f768c53d..78126da285 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ static VALUE
 rb_str_equal(str1, str2)
     VALUE str1, str2;
 {
+    if (str1 == str2) return Qtrue;
     if (TYPE(str2) != T_STRING)
 	return Qfalse;