diff --git a/Zend/tests/bug66286.phpt b/Zend/tests/bug66286.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..457e282402b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/bug66286.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #66286: Incorrect object comparison with inheritance
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+abstract class first {
+    protected $someArray = array();
+}     
+
+class second extends first {    
+    protected $someArray = array();        
+    protected $someValue = null;
+
+    public function __construct($someValue) {
+        $this->someValue = $someValue;
+    }
+}
+
+$objFirst = new second('123');       
+$objSecond = new second('321');       
+
+var_dump ($objFirst == $objSecond);    
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(false)
diff --git a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
index 262508b37da..991dca2eecf 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
@@ -1373,10 +1373,6 @@ static int zend_std_compare_objects(zval *o1, zval *o2 TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */
 					Z_OBJ_UNPROTECT_RECURSION(o1);
 					Z_OBJ_UNPROTECT_RECURSION(o2);
 					return 1;
-				} else {
-					Z_OBJ_UNPROTECT_RECURSION(o1);
-					Z_OBJ_UNPROTECT_RECURSION(o2);
-					return 0;
 				}
 			}
 		}