diff --git a/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.cc b/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.cc
index c41a753f..235766db 100644
--- a/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace tree_sitter {
                 (other.lhs == lhs) &&
                 (other.consumed_symbol_count == consumed_symbol_count) &&
                 (other.lookahead_sym == lookahead_sym) &&
-                (other.rule->operator==(*rule));
+                (other.rule == rule || other.rule->operator==(*rule));
         }
 
         int ParseItem::precedence() const {