diff --git a/src/dict.c b/src/dict.c
index bf45b0b..d3636f3 100644
--- a/src/dict.c
+++ b/src/dict.c
@@ -1222,8 +1222,7 @@
 dict_equal(
     dict_T	*d1,
     dict_T	*d2,
-    int		ic,	    // ignore case for strings
-    int		recursive)  // TRUE when used recursively
+    int		ic)	    // ignore case for strings
 {
     hashitem_T	*hi;
     dictitem_T	*item2;
@@ -1247,7 +1246,7 @@
 	    item2 = dict_find(d2, hi->hi_key, -1);
 	    if (item2 == NULL)
 		return FALSE;
-	    if (!tv_equal(&HI2DI(hi)->di_tv, &item2->di_tv, ic, recursive))
+	    if (!tv_equal(&HI2DI(hi)->di_tv, &item2->di_tv, ic))
 		return FALSE;
 	    --todo;
 	}
@@ -1275,7 +1274,7 @@
 	if (!HASHITEM_EMPTY(hi))
 	{
 	    --todo;
-	    if (tv_equal(&HI2DI(hi)->di_tv, needle, ic, FALSE))
+	    if (tv_equal(&HI2DI(hi)->di_tv, needle, ic))
 		++n;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index d18d50a..c9480f9 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -7535,7 +7535,7 @@
 	{
 	    tv.v_type = VAR_NUMBER;
 	    tv.vval.v_number = blob_get(b, idx);
-	    if (tv_equal(&tv, &argvars[1], ic, FALSE))
+	    if (tv_equal(&tv, &argvars[1], ic))
 	    {
 		rettv->vval.v_number = idx;
 		return;
@@ -7568,7 +7568,7 @@
     }
 
     for ( ; item != NULL; item = item->li_next, ++idx)
-	if (tv_equal(&item->li_tv, &argvars[1], ic, FALSE))
+	if (tv_equal(&item->li_tv, &argvars[1], ic))
 	{
 	    rettv->vval.v_number = idx;
 	    break;
diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index 9479b4b..36ce494 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -365,8 +365,7 @@
 list_equal(
     list_T	*l1,
     list_T	*l2,
-    int		ic,	// ignore case for strings
-    int		recursive)  // TRUE when used recursively
+    int		ic)	// ignore case for strings
 {
     listitem_T	*item1, *item2;
 
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@
     for (item1 = l1->lv_first, item2 = l2->lv_first;
 	    item1 != NULL && item2 != NULL;
 			       item1 = item1->li_next, item2 = item2->li_next)
-	if (!tv_equal(&item1->li_tv, &item2->li_tv, ic, recursive))
+	if (!tv_equal(&item1->li_tv, &item2->li_tv, ic))
 	    return FALSE;
     return item1 == NULL && item2 == NULL;
 }
@@ -2727,7 +2726,7 @@
     }
 
     for ( ; li != NULL; li = li->li_next)
-	if (tv_equal(&li->li_tv, needle, ic, FALSE))
+	if (tv_equal(&li->li_tv, needle, ic))
 	    ++n;
 
     return n;
diff --git a/src/proto/dict.pro b/src/proto/dict.pro
index 346e1d5..b1ceecc 100644
--- a/src/proto/dict.pro
+++ b/src/proto/dict.pro
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 int eval_lit_dict(char_u **arg, typval_T *rettv, evalarg_T *evalarg);
 void dict_extend(dict_T *d1, dict_T *d2, char_u *action, char *func_name);
 dictitem_T *dict_lookup(hashitem_T *hi);
-int dict_equal(dict_T *d1, dict_T *d2, int ic, int recursive);
+int dict_equal(dict_T *d1, dict_T *d2, int ic);
 long dict_count(dict_T *d, typval_T *needle, int ic);
 void dict_extend_func(typval_T *argvars, type_T *type, char *func_name, char_u *arg_errmsg, int is_new, typval_T *rettv);
 void dict_filter_map(dict_T *d, filtermap_T filtermap, type_T *argtype, char *func_name, char_u *arg_errmsg, typval_T *expr, typval_T *rettv);
diff --git a/src/proto/list.pro b/src/proto/list.pro
index 1659b8f..27bea5e 100644
--- a/src/proto/list.pro
+++ b/src/proto/list.pro
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 void listitem_free(list_T *l, listitem_T *item);
 void listitem_remove(list_T *l, listitem_T *item);
 long list_len(list_T *l);
-int list_equal(list_T *l1, list_T *l2, int ic, int recursive);
+int list_equal(list_T *l1, list_T *l2, int ic);
 listitem_T *list_find(list_T *l, long n);
 long list_find_nr(list_T *l, long idx, int *errorp);
 char_u *list_find_str(list_T *l, long idx);
diff --git a/src/proto/typval.pro b/src/proto/typval.pro
index b6ea131..c25a949 100644
--- a/src/proto/typval.pro
+++ b/src/proto/typval.pro
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 int typval_compare_string(typval_T *tv1, typval_T *tv2, exprtype_T type, int ic, int *res);
 char_u *typval_tostring(typval_T *arg, int quotes);
 int tv_islocked(typval_T *tv);
-int tv_equal(typval_T *tv1, typval_T *tv2, int ic, int recursive);
+int tv_equal(typval_T *tv1, typval_T *tv2, int ic);
 int eval_option(char_u **arg, typval_T *rettv, int evaluate);
 int eval_number(char_u **arg, typval_T *rettv, int evaluate, int want_string);
 int eval_string(char_u **arg, typval_T *rettv, int evaluate, int interpolate);
diff --git a/src/proto/vim9class.pro b/src/proto/vim9class.pro
index 4c733d5..c87fffb 100644
--- a/src/proto/vim9class.pro
+++ b/src/proto/vim9class.pro
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 void protected_method_access_errmsg(char_u *method_name);
 int object_empty(object_T *obj);
 int object_len(object_T *obj);
-int object_equal(object_T *o1, object_T *o2, int ic, int recursive);
+int object_equal(object_T *o1, object_T *o2, int ic);
 char_u *object2string(object_T *obj, char_u *numbuf, int copyID, int echo_style, int restore_copyID, int composite_val);
 int class_instance_of(class_T *cl, class_T *other_cl);
 void f_instanceof(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim b/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
index f2d4a3e..0a4f88c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
@@ -1147,6 +1147,19 @@
   call assert_fails('echo {} =~ {}', 'E736:')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_recursive_listdict_compare()
+  let l1 = [0, 1]
+  let l1[0] = l1
+  let l2 = [0, 1]
+  let l2[0] = l2
+  call assert_true(l1 == l2)
+  let d1 = {0: 0, 1: 1}
+  let d1[0] = d1
+  let d2 = {0: 0, 1: 1}
+  let d2[0] = d2
+  call assert_true(d1 == d2)
+endfunc
+
   " compare complex recursively linked list and dict
 func Test_listdict_compare_complex()
   let lines =<< trim END
diff --git a/src/testing.c b/src/testing.c
index 3e9e077..18b8e78 100644
--- a/src/testing.c
+++ b/src/testing.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 		{
 		    item2 = dict_find(got_d, hi->hi_key, -1);
 		    if (item2 == NULL || !tv_equal(&HI2DI(hi)->di_tv,
-						  &item2->di_tv, FALSE, FALSE))
+						  &item2->di_tv, FALSE))
 		    {
 			// item of exp_d not present in got_d or values differ.
 			dict_add_tv(exp_tv->vval.v_dict,
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 {
     garray_T	ga;
 
-    if (tv_equal(&argvars[0], &argvars[1], FALSE, FALSE)
+    if (tv_equal(&argvars[0], &argvars[1], FALSE)
 						   != (atype == ASSERT_EQUAL))
     {
 	prepare_assert_error(&ga);
diff --git a/src/typval.c b/src/typval.c
index d1fa227..164b7a9 100644
--- a/src/typval.c
+++ b/src/typval.c
@@ -1605,8 +1605,7 @@
     }
     else
     {
-	val = list_equal(tv1->vval.v_list, tv2->vval.v_list,
-							ic, FALSE);
+	val = list_equal(tv1->vval.v_list, tv2->vval.v_list, ic);
 	if (type == EXPR_NEQUAL)
 	    val = !val;
     }
@@ -1750,7 +1749,7 @@
 	return OK;
     }
 
-    *res = object_equal(obj1, obj2, ic, FALSE) ? res_match : !res_match;
+    *res = object_equal(obj1, obj2, ic) ? res_match : !res_match;
     return OK;
 }
 
@@ -1787,7 +1786,7 @@
     }
     else
     {
-	val = dict_equal(tv1->vval.v_dict, tv2->vval.v_dict, ic, FALSE);
+	val = dict_equal(tv1->vval.v_dict, tv2->vval.v_dict, ic);
 	if (type == EXPR_NEQUAL)
 	    val = !val;
     }
@@ -1826,14 +1825,14 @@
 	if (tv1->v_type == VAR_FUNC && tv2->v_type == VAR_FUNC)
 	    // strings are considered the same if their value is
 	    // the same
-	    val = tv_equal(tv1, tv2, ic, FALSE);
+	    val = tv_equal(tv1, tv2, ic);
 	else if (tv1->v_type == VAR_PARTIAL && tv2->v_type == VAR_PARTIAL)
 	    val = (tv1->vval.v_partial == tv2->vval.v_partial);
 	else
 	    val = FALSE;
     }
     else
-	val = tv_equal(tv1, tv2, ic, FALSE);
+	val = tv_equal(tv1, tv2, ic);
     if (type == EXPR_NEQUAL || type == EXPR_ISNOT)
 	val = !val;
     *res = val;
@@ -1988,7 +1987,7 @@
 	if (d1 != d2)
 	    return FALSE;
     }
-    else if (!dict_equal(d1, d2, ic, TRUE))
+    else if (!dict_equal(d1, d2, ic))
 	return FALSE;
 
     // empty list and no list considered the same
@@ -1998,7 +1997,7 @@
 	return FALSE;
     for (i = 0; i < a1; ++i)
 	if (!tv_equal(tv1->vval.v_partial->pt_argv + i,
-		      tv2->vval.v_partial->pt_argv + i, ic, TRUE))
+		      tv2->vval.v_partial->pt_argv + i, ic))
 	    return FALSE;
 
     return TRUE;
@@ -2013,8 +2012,7 @@
 tv_equal(
     typval_T *tv1,
     typval_T *tv2,
-    int	     ic,	    // ignore case
-    int	     recursive)	    // TRUE when used recursively
+    int	     ic)	    // ignore case
 {
     char_u	buf1[NUMBUFLEN], buf2[NUMBUFLEN];
     char_u	*s1, *s2;
@@ -2028,7 +2026,7 @@
     // Reduce the limit every time running into it. That should work fine for
     // deeply linked structures that are not recursively linked and catch
     // recursiveness quickly.
-    if (!recursive)
+    if (recursive_cnt == 0)
 	tv_equal_recurse_limit = 1000;
     if (recursive_cnt >= tv_equal_recurse_limit)
     {
@@ -2058,13 +2056,13 @@
     {
 	case VAR_LIST:
 	    ++recursive_cnt;
-	    r = list_equal(tv1->vval.v_list, tv2->vval.v_list, ic, TRUE);
+	    r = list_equal(tv1->vval.v_list, tv2->vval.v_list, ic);
 	    --recursive_cnt;
 	    return r;
 
 	case VAR_DICT:
 	    ++recursive_cnt;
-	    r = dict_equal(tv1->vval.v_dict, tv2->vval.v_dict, ic, TRUE);
+	    r = dict_equal(tv1->vval.v_dict, tv2->vval.v_dict, ic);
 	    --recursive_cnt;
 	    return r;
 
@@ -2100,7 +2098,7 @@
 
 	case VAR_OBJECT:
 	    ++recursive_cnt;
-	    r = object_equal(tv1->vval.v_object, tv2->vval.v_object, ic, TRUE);
+	    r = object_equal(tv1->vval.v_object, tv2->vval.v_object, ic);
 	    --recursive_cnt;
 	    return r;
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6588f2f..47b6076 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    524,
+/**/
     523,
 /**/
     522,
diff --git a/src/vim9class.c b/src/vim9class.c
index 78f5ab8..9337082 100644
--- a/src/vim9class.c
+++ b/src/vim9class.c
@@ -3849,8 +3849,7 @@
 object_equal(
 	object_T *o1,
 	object_T *o2,
-	int		ic,	// ignore case for strings
-	int		recursive)  // TRUE when used recursively
+	int	ic)	// ignore case for strings
 {
     class_T *cl1, *cl2;
 
@@ -3866,7 +3865,7 @@
 	return FALSE;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < cl1->class_obj_member_count; ++i)
-	if (!tv_equal((typval_T *)(o1 + 1) + i, (typval_T *)(o2 + 1) + i, ic, recursive))
+	if (!tv_equal((typval_T *)(o1 + 1) + i, (typval_T *)(o2 + 1) + i, ic))
 	    return FALSE;
 
     return TRUE;