diff --git a/src/bool.c b/src/bool.c
index b2bab77e..889f70ce 100644
--- a/src/bool.c
+++ b/src/bool.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pic_eq_p(pic_state *pic, pic_value x, pic_value y)
   case PIC_TT_NIL:
     return true;
   case PIC_TT_SYMBOL:
-    return strcmp(pic_symbol_ptr(x)->name, pic_symbol_ptr(y)->name) == 0;
+    return pic_symbol_ptr(x) == pic_symbol_ptr(y);
   default:
     return false;
   }