diff --git a/interp/interp_eval_test.go b/interp/interp_eval_test.go
index fa5b9e36f..22968b9a7 100644
--- a/interp/interp_eval_test.go
+++ b/interp/interp_eval_test.go
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func TestEvalComparison(t *testing.T) {
 		{src: `a, b, c := 1, 1, false; if a == b { c = true }; c`, res: "true"},
 		{src: `a, b, c := 1, 2, false; if a != b { c = true }; c`, res: "true"},
 		{
-			desc: "mismatched types",
+			desc: "mismatched types equality",
 			src: `
 				type Foo string
 				type Bar string
@@ -451,6 +451,18 @@ func TestEvalComparison(t *testing.T) {
 			`,
 			err: "7:13: invalid operation: mismatched types main.Foo and main.Bar",
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "mismatched types less than",
+			src: `
+				type Foo string
+				type Bar string
+
+				var a = Foo("test")
+				var b = Bar("test")
+				var c = a < b
+			`,
+			err: "7:13: invalid operation: mismatched types main.Foo and main.Bar",
+		},
 		{src: `1 > _`, err: "1:28: cannot use _ as value"},
 		{src: `(_) > 1`, err: "1:28: cannot use _ as value"},
 		{src: `v := interface{}(2); v == 2`, res: "true"},
diff --git a/interp/typecheck.go b/interp/typecheck.go
index 0c7b725a9..4a5c85350 100644
--- a/interp/typecheck.go
+++ b/interp/typecheck.go
@@ -191,12 +191,14 @@ func (check typecheck) comparison(n *node) error {
 	}
 
 	ok := false
+
+	if !isInterface(t0) && !isInterface(t1) && !t0.isNil() && !t1.isNil() && t0.untyped == t1.untyped && t0.id() != t1.id() {
+		// Non interface types must be really equals.
+		return n.cfgErrorf("invalid operation: mismatched types %s and %s", t0.id(), t1.id())
+	}
+
 	switch n.action {
 	case aEqual, aNotEqual:
-		if !isInterface(t0) && !isInterface(t1) && !t0.isNil() && !t1.isNil() && t0.untyped == t1.untyped && t0.id() != t1.id() {
-			// Non interface types must be really equals.
-			return n.cfgErrorf("invalid operation: mismatched types %s and %s", t0.id(), t1.id())
-		}
 		ok = t0.comparable() && t1.comparable() || t0.isNil() && t1.hasNil() || t1.isNil() && t0.hasNil()
 	case aLower, aLowerEqual, aGreater, aGreaterEqual:
 		ok = t0.ordered() && t1.ordered()