diff --git a/pandas/core/dtypes/missing.py b/pandas/core/dtypes/missing.py
index 408c2858aa876..1dd4ed7100ccf 100644
--- a/pandas/core/dtypes/missing.py
+++ b/pandas/core/dtypes/missing.py
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ def _array_equivalent_object(
         left_remaining = left
         right_remaining = right
 
-    for left_value, right_value in zip(left_remaining, right_remaining):
+    for left_value, right_value in zip(left_remaining, right_remaining, strict=True):
         if left_value is NaT and right_value is not NaT:
             return False
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f74f509f61692..f1eba171cde99 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ exclude = [
 "pandas/core/computation/align.py" = ["B905"]
 "pandas/core/computation/expr.py" = ["B905"]
 "pandas/core/computation/ops.py" = ["B905"]
-"pandas/core/dtypes/missing.py" = ["B905"]
 "pandas/core/groupby/generic.py" = ["B905"]
 "pandas/core/groupby/groupby.py" = ["B905"]
 "pandas/core/groupby/grouper.py" = ["B905"]