diff --git a/pytools/__init__.py b/pytools/__init__.py
index 2fd39f9417a3e8b6405827fd33dd3fb204ce6a6c..225e2dfadcb2ba69aa8960d7266031eecd1b3d6f 100644
--- a/pytools/__init__.py
+++ b/pytools/__init__.py
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ class Record(RecordWithoutPickling):
             setattr(self, key, value)
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
+        if self is other:
+            return True
         return (self.__class__ == other.__class__
                 and self.__getstate__() == other.__getstate__())