diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index fc41c3d93b3..2292949c7a3 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -1831,6 +1831,10 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends JetVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> implem
 
     public void invokeMethodWithArguments(CallableMethod callableMethod, JetCallElement expression, StackValue receiver) {
         JetExpression calleeExpression = expression.getCalleeExpression();
+        invokeMethodWithArguments(callableMethod, receiver, calleeExpression);
+    }
+
+    public void invokeMethodWithArguments(CallableMethod callableMethod, StackValue receiver, JetExpression calleeExpression) {
         Call call = bindingContext.get(CALL, calleeExpression);
         ResolvedCall<? extends CallableDescriptor> resolvedCall = bindingContext.get(BindingContext.RESOLVED_CALL, calleeExpression);
 
@@ -1839,6 +1843,7 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends JetVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> implem
         invokeMethodWithArguments(callableMethod, resolvedCall, call, receiver);
     }
 
+
     protected void invokeMethodWithArguments(
             @NotNull CallableMethod callableMethod,
             @NotNull ResolvedCall<? extends CallableDescriptor> resolvedCall,
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/PsiMethodCall.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/PsiMethodCall.java
index ff4daf80d43..84c006e610f 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/PsiMethodCall.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/PsiMethodCall.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.OwnerKind;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.StackValue;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.state.GenerationState;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.SimpleFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetBinaryExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetCallElement;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetCallExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
 
@@ -49,7 +51,11 @@ public class PsiMethodCall implements IntrinsicMethod {
     ) {
         final CallableMethod callableMethod =
                 state.getTypeMapper().mapToCallableMethod(method, false, OwnerKind.IMPLEMENTATION);
-        codegen.invokeMethodWithArguments(callableMethod, (JetCallExpression) element, receiver);
+        if(element instanceof JetBinaryExpression) {
+            codegen.invokeMethodWithArguments(callableMethod, receiver, ((JetBinaryExpression)element).getOperationReference());
+        }  else {
+            codegen.invokeMethodWithArguments(callableMethod, (JetCallElement) element, receiver);
+        }
         return StackValue.onStack(callableMethod.getSignature().getAsmMethod().getReturnType());
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt2929.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt2929.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e015e65900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt2929.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fun foo(): Int {
+   val a = "test"
+   val b = "test"
+   return a compareTo b
+}
+
+fun box(): String = if(foo() == 0) "OK" else "Fail"
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionGenTest.java
index 039b0758d20..cac49438062 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionGenTest.java
@@ -191,4 +191,8 @@ public class FunctionGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
     public void testRemoveInIterator() throws Exception {
         blackBoxFileWithJava("functions/removeInIterator.kt");
     }
+
+    public void testKt2929() {
+        blackBoxFile("regressions/kt2929.kt");
+    }
 }