diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index 030311c..04c37f6 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsRaw(const cJSON * const item)
 
 CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_Compare(const cJSON * const a, const cJSON * const b, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
 {
-    if ((a == NULL) || (b == NULL) || ((a->type & 0xFF) != (b->type & 0xFF)) || cJSON_IsInvalid(a))
+    if ((a == NULL) || (b == NULL) || ((a->type & 0xFF) != (b->type & 0xFF)))
     {
         return false;
     }