diff --git a/src/kernel.c b/src/kernel.c
index 0ed76076b..18640ab5c 100644
--- a/src/kernel.c
+++ b/src/kernel.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ mrb_obj_ceqq(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
     return mrb_false_value();
   }
   else {
-    ary = mrb_funcall(mrb, self, "to_a", 0);
+    ary = mrb_funcall_id(mrb, self, MRB_SYM(to_a), 0);
     if (mrb_nil_p(ary)) {
       return mrb_funcall_argv(mrb, self, eqq, 1, &v);
     }