diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 191c6eb..c4cc274 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -430,16 +430,15 @@ function keysEqual(leftHandOperand, rightHandOperand, keys, options) {
  * @return {Boolean} result
  */
 function objectEqual(leftHandOperand, rightHandOperand, options) {
-  var leftHandKeys = getEnumerableKeys(leftHandOperand).sort();
-  var rightHandKeys = getEnumerableKeys(rightHandOperand).sort();
-  var leftHandSymbols = getNonEnumerableSymbols(leftHandOperand).sort();
-  var rightHandSymbols = getNonEnumerableSymbols(rightHandOperand).sort();
-
+  var leftHandKeys = getEnumerableKeys(leftHandOperand);
+  var rightHandKeys = getEnumerableKeys(rightHandOperand);
+  var leftHandSymbols = getNonEnumerableSymbols(leftHandOperand);
+  var rightHandSymbols = getNonEnumerableSymbols(rightHandOperand);
   leftHandKeys = leftHandKeys.concat(leftHandSymbols);
   rightHandKeys = rightHandKeys.concat(rightHandSymbols);
 
   if (leftHandKeys.length && leftHandKeys.length === rightHandKeys.length) {
-    if (iterableEqual(leftHandKeys, rightHandKeys) === false) {
+    if (iterableEqual(mapSymbols(leftHandKeys).sort(), mapSymbols(rightHandKeys).sort()) === false) {
       return false;
     }
     return keysEqual(leftHandOperand, rightHandOperand, leftHandKeys, options);
@@ -475,3 +474,13 @@ function objectEqual(leftHandOperand, rightHandOperand, options) {
 function isPrimitive(value) {
   return value === null || typeof value !== 'object';
 }
+
+function mapSymbols(arr) {
+  return arr.map(function mapSymbol(entry) {
+    if (typeof entry === 'symbol') {
+      return entry.toString();
+    }
+
+    return entry;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 4f9c5fc..0f8f257 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -423,6 +423,27 @@ describe('Generic', function () {
       var objectB = { [symb]: 'a', b: 2 };
       assert(eql(objectA, objectB) === true, 'eql(obj, obj) === true');
     });
+
+    it('works for multiple symbols', function () {
+      var symb = Symbol('a');
+      var symb2 = Symbol('a');
+      var objectA = { [symb]: 'a', [symb2]: 'b' };
+      var objectB = { [symb]: 'a', [symb2]: 'b' };
+      assert(eql(objectA, objectB) === true, 'eql(obj, obj)');
+
+      objectA = { [symb]: 'a', [symb2]: 'b' };
+      objectB = { [symb2]: 'b', [symb]: 'a' };
+      assert(eql(objectA, objectB) === true, 'eql(obj, obj)');
+
+      objectA = { [symb]: 'a', [symb2]: 'b' };
+      objectB = { [symb2]: 'a', [symb]: 'b' };
+      assert(eql(objectA, objectB) === false, 'eql(obj, obj) === false');
+
+      var symb3 = Symbol();
+      objectA = { [symb3]: 'a', [symb2]: 'b' };
+      objectB = { [symb3]: 'a', [symb2]: 'b' };
+      assert(eql(objectA, objectB) === true, 'eql(obj, obj)');
+    });
   });