1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
index c015e9b06ac..0668730b3ef 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@ pub struct Path {
 
 impl PartialEq<Symbol> for Path {
     fn eq(&self, symbol: &Symbol) -> bool {
-        self.segments.len() == 1 && self.segments[0].ident.name.interned() == *symbol
+        self.segments.len() == 1 && {
+            let name = self.segments[0].ident.name;
+            // Make sure these symbols are pure strings
+            debug_assert!(!symbol.is_gensymed());
+            debug_assert!(!name.is_gensymed());
+            name == *symbol
+        }
     }
 }