diff --git a/src/shogun/base/SGObject.cpp b/src/shogun/base/SGObject.cpp
index c7e9b4eb7d6..80da92d6be4 100644
--- a/src/shogun/base/SGObject.cpp
+++ b/src/shogun/base/SGObject.cpp
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ bool CSGObject::equals(CSGObject* other, float64_t accuracy)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	SG_SPRINT("comparing \"%s\" to \"%s\"\n", get_name(), other->get_name());
+	SG_DEBUG("comparing \"%s\" to \"%s\"\n", get_name(), other->get_name());
 
 	/* a crude type check based on the get_name */
 	if (strcmp(other->get_name(), get_name()))
@@ -1301,6 +1301,15 @@ bool CSGObject::equals(CSGObject* other, float64_t accuracy)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		/* hard-wired exception for DynamicArray parameter num_elements */
+		if (!strcmp("DynamicArray", get_name()) &&
+				!strcmp(this_param->m_name, "num_elements") &&
+				!strcmp(other_param->m_name, "num_elements"))
+		{
+			SG_DEBUG("Ignoring DynamicArray::num_elements field\n");
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		/* use equals method of TParameter from here */
 		if (!this_param->equals(other_param, accuracy))
 		{