diff --git a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
index 746897f641e0e..edd65d3869467 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
@@ -1616,51 +1616,39 @@ ZEND_API int zend_std_compare_objects(zval *o1, zval *o2) /* {{{ */
 
 	if (Z_TYPE_P(o1) != Z_TYPE_P(o2)) {
 		/* Object and non-object */
+		zval *object;
+		zval *value;
 		zval casted;
+		bool object_lhs;
 		if (Z_TYPE_P(o1) == IS_OBJECT) {
-			ZEND_ASSERT(Z_TYPE_P(o2) != IS_OBJECT);
-			zend_uchar target_type = (Z_TYPE_P(o2) == IS_FALSE || Z_TYPE_P(o2) == IS_TRUE)
-				? _IS_BOOL : Z_TYPE_P(o2);
-			if (Z_OBJ_HT_P(o1)->cast_object(Z_OBJ_P(o1), &casted, target_type) == FAILURE) {
-				// TODO: Less crazy.
-				if (target_type == IS_LONG || target_type == IS_DOUBLE) {
-					zend_error(E_NOTICE, "Object of class %s could not be converted to %s",
-						ZSTR_VAL(Z_OBJCE_P(o1)->name), zend_get_type_by_const(target_type));
-					if (target_type == IS_LONG) {
-						ZVAL_LONG(&casted, 1);
-					} else {
-						ZVAL_DOUBLE(&casted, 1.0);
-					}
-				} else {
-					return 1;
-				}
-			}
-			int ret = zend_compare(&casted, o2);
-			zval_ptr_dtor(&casted);
-			return ret;
+			object = o1;
+			value = o2;
+			object_lhs = true;
 		} else {
-			ZEND_ASSERT(Z_TYPE_P(o2) == IS_OBJECT);
-			zend_uchar target_type = (Z_TYPE_P(o1) == IS_FALSE || Z_TYPE_P(o1) == IS_TRUE)
-				? _IS_BOOL : Z_TYPE_P(o1);
-			if (Z_OBJ_HT_P(o2)->cast_object(Z_OBJ_P(o2), &casted, target_type) == FAILURE) {
-				// TODO: Less crazy.
-				if (target_type == IS_LONG || target_type == IS_DOUBLE) {
-					zend_error(E_NOTICE, "Object of class %s could not be converted to %s",
-						ZSTR_VAL(Z_OBJCE_P(o2)->name), zend_get_type_by_const(target_type));
-					if (target_type == IS_LONG) {
-						ZVAL_LONG(&casted, 1);
-					} else {
-						ZVAL_DOUBLE(&casted, 1.0);
-					}
+			object = o2;
+			value = o1;
+			object_lhs = false;
+		}
+		ZEND_ASSERT(Z_TYPE_P(value) != IS_OBJECT);
+		zend_uchar target_type = (Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_FALSE || Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_TRUE)
+								 ? _IS_BOOL : Z_TYPE_P(value);
+		if (Z_OBJ_HT_P(object)->cast_object(Z_OBJ_P(object), &casted, target_type) == FAILURE) {
+			// TODO: Less crazy.
+			if (target_type == IS_LONG || target_type == IS_DOUBLE) {
+				zend_error(E_NOTICE, "Object of class %s could not be converted to %s",
+						   ZSTR_VAL(Z_OBJCE_P(object)->name), zend_get_type_by_const(target_type));
+				if (target_type == IS_LONG) {
+					ZVAL_LONG(&casted, 1);
 				} else {
-					return -1;
+					ZVAL_DOUBLE(&casted, 1.0);
 				}
+			} else {
+				return object_lhs ? 1 : -1;
 			}
-			int ret = zend_compare(o1, &casted);
-			zval_ptr_dtor(&casted);
-			return ret;
 		}
-		return ZEND_UNCOMPARABLE;
+		int ret = object_lhs ? zend_compare(&casted, value) : zend_compare(value, &casted);
+		zval_ptr_dtor(&casted);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	zobj1 = Z_OBJ_P(o1);