diff --git a/src/typval.c b/src/typval.c
index 6a73719..76ce405 100644
--- a/src/typval.c
+++ b/src/typval.c
@@ -2114,7 +2114,9 @@
 	    return tv1->vval.v_class == tv2->vval.v_class;
 
 	case VAR_OBJECT:
+	    ++recursive_cnt;
 	    (void)typval_compare_object(tv1, tv2, EXPR_EQUAL, ic, &r);
+	    --recursive_cnt;
 	    return r;
 
 	case VAR_PARTIAL: