diff --git a/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py b/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
index 36b7c9241c71..be4178a4a71a 100644
--- a/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
+++ b/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ def compare_tuples(self, lhs: Value, rhs: Value, op: str, line: int = -1) -> Val
             compare = self.binary_op(lhs_item, rhs_item, op, line)
             # Cast to bool if necessary since most types uses comparison returning a object type
             # See generic_ops.py for more information
-            if not is_bool_rprimitive(compare.type):
+            if not (is_bool_rprimitive(compare.type) or is_bit_rprimitive(compare.type)):
                 compare = self.primitive_op(bool_op, [compare], line)
             if i < len(lhs.type.types) - 1:
                 branch = Branch(compare, early_stop, check_blocks[i + 1], Branch.BOOL)
diff --git a/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-tuple.test b/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-tuple.test
index 582391ff6f98..222021751080 100644
--- a/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-tuple.test
+++ b/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-tuple.test
@@ -453,3 +453,26 @@ L0:
     r0 = CPySequence_Multiply(a, 4)
     b = r0
     return 1
+
+[case testTupleFloatElementComparison]
+def f(x: tuple[float], y: tuple[float]) -> bool:
+    return x == y
+
+[out]
+def f(x, y):
+    x, y :: tuple[float]
+    r0, r1 :: float
+    r2 :: bit
+    r3 :: bool
+L0:
+    r0 = x[0]
+    r1 = y[0]
+    r2 = r0 == r1
+    if not r2 goto L1 else goto L2 :: bool
+L1:
+    r3 = 0
+    goto L3
+L2:
+    r3 = 1
+L3:
+    return r3