diff --git a/components/panelmenu/PanelMenu.vue b/components/panelmenu/PanelMenu.vue
index 5b0849904..a0d7c7af7 100755
--- a/components/panelmenu/PanelMenu.vue
+++ b/components/panelmenu/PanelMenu.vue
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export default {
             return this.getItemProp(item, 'label');
         },
         isItemActive(item) {
-            return this.expandedKeys ? this.expandedKeys[this.getItemProp(item, 'key')] : ObjectUtils.deepEquals(item, this.activeItem);
+            return this.expandedKeys ? this.expandedKeys[this.getItemProp(item, 'key')] : ObjectUtils.equals(item, this.activeItem);
         },
         isItemVisible(item) {
             return this.getItemProp(item, 'visible') !== false;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export default {
         },
         changeActiveItem(event, item, selfActive = false) {
             if (!this.isItemDisabled(item)) {
-                this.activeItem = selfActive ? item : this.activeItem && ObjectUtils.deepEquals(item, this.activeItem) ? null : item;
+                this.activeItem = selfActive ? item : this.activeItem && ObjectUtils.equals(item, this.activeItem) ? null : item;
 
                 const active = this.isItemActive(item);
                 const eventName = active ? 'panel-open' : 'panel-close';