diff --git a/src/reflect/deepequal.go b/src/reflect/deepequal.go
index 2fdd6a3d82..5b6694d3f0 100644
--- a/src/reflect/deepequal.go
+++ b/src/reflect/deepequal.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func deepValueEqual(v1, v2 Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) bool {
 		for _, k := range v1.MapKeys() {
 			val1 := v1.MapIndex(k)
 			val2 := v2.MapIndex(k)
-			if !val1.IsValid() || !val2.IsValid() || !deepValueEqual(v1.MapIndex(k), v2.MapIndex(k), visited, depth+1) {
+			if !val1.IsValid() || !val2.IsValid() || !deepValueEqual(val1, val2, visited, depth+1) {
 				return false
 			}
 		}