1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/names.ml b/kernel/names.ml
index da02a32a2..ee8d838da 100644
--- a/kernel/names.ml
+++ b/kernel/names.ml
@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ struct
       if Int.equal c 0 then compare p1 p2 else c
     end
 
-  let equal = List.equal Id.equal
+  let rec equal p1 p2 = p1 == p2 || match p1, p2 with
+  | [], [] -> true
+  | id1 :: p1, id2 :: p2 -> Id.equal id1 id2 && equal p1 p2
+  | _ -> false
 
   let rec hash accu = function
   | [] -> accu