diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4e7ffd93..6fe663da 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1733,9 +1733,9 @@
       }
     },
     "deep-eql": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-eql/-/deep-eql-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-GxJC5MOg2KyQlv6WiUF/VAnMj4MWnYiXo4oLgeptOELVoknyErb4Z8+5F/IM/K4g9/80YzzatxmWcyRwUseH0A==",
+      "version": "4.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-eql/-/deep-eql-4.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gT18+YW4CcW/DBNTwAmqTtkJh7f9qqScu2qFVlx7kCoeY9tlBu9cUcr7+I+Z/noG8INehS3xQgLpTtd/QUTn4w==",
       "requires": {
         "type-detect": "^4.0.0"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a8ec5d33..6a087399 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "assertion-error": "^1.1.0",
     "check-error": "^1.0.2",
-    "deep-eql": "^4.0.0",
+    "deep-eql": "^4.1.2",
     "loupe": "^2.3.0",
     "pathval": "^1.1.1",
     "type-detect": "^4.0.5"
diff --git a/test/expect.js b/test/expect.js
index 2a053570..0ce003a8 100644
--- a/test/expect.js
+++ b/test/expect.js
@@ -1473,6 +1473,27 @@ describe('expect', function () {
     expect(a).not.to.deep.equal({});
   });
 
+  it('deep.equal(Symbol)', function () {
+    var symb = Symbol('a');
+    var a = { [symb]: 'b' }
+      , b = { [symb]: 'b' };
+    expect(a).to.deep.equal(a);
+    expect(a).to.deep.equal(b);
+
+    var symb2 = Symbol('c');
+    var c = { [symb]: { [symb2]: 'c' } }
+      , d = { [symb]: { [symb2]: 'b' } };
+    expect(c).to.deep.equal(c);
+    expect(d).to.not.deep.equal(c);
+
+    var symb3 = Symbol('d');
+    var e = { [symb]: { [symb3]: 'b' } };
+    expect(d).to.not.deep.equal(e);
+
+    var f = { [symb]: { [symb3]: 'b' } };
+    expect(e).to.deep.equal(f);
+  });
+
   it('empty', function(){
     function FakeArgs() {};
     FakeArgs.prototype.length = 0;