diff --git a/lib/zeitwerk/explicit_namespace.rb b/lib/zeitwerk/explicit_namespace.rb
index 391e39a..c7e96dc 100644
--- a/lib/zeitwerk/explicit_namespace.rb
+++ b/lib/zeitwerk/explicit_namespace.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class << self
 
       # @sig (String) -> Zeitwerk::Loader?
       internal def loader_for(mod, cname)
-        cpath = mod.equal?(Object) ? cname.name : "#{real_mod_name(mod)}::#{cname}"
+        cpath = Object.equal?(mod) ? cname.name : "#{real_mod_name(mod)}::#{cname}"
         @cpaths.delete(cpath)
       end