diff --git a/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/virtualenvwrapper.plugin.zsh b/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/virtualenvwrapper.plugin.zsh
index d8ceb436..167a5ccf 100644
--- a/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/virtualenvwrapper.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/virtualenvwrapper.plugin.zsh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if [[ ! $DISABLE_VENV_CD -eq 1 ]]; then
       fi
       if [[ "$ENV_NAME" != "" ]]; then
         # Activate the environment only if it is not already active
-        if [[ "$VIRTUAL_ENV" != "$WORKON_HOME/$ENV_NAME" ]]; then
+        if [[ ! "$VIRTUAL_ENV" -ef "$WORKON_HOME/$ENV_NAME" ]]; then
           if [[ -e "$WORKON_HOME/$ENV_NAME/bin/activate" ]]; then
             workon "$ENV_NAME" && export CD_VIRTUAL_ENV="$ENV_NAME"
           elif [[ -e "$ENV_NAME/bin/activate" ]]; then