diff --git a/src/tracker/scalar.jl b/src/tracker/scalar.jl
index 9e987333..81ccb9a3 100644
--- a/src/tracker/scalar.jl
+++ b/src/tracker/scalar.jl
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Base.convert(::Type{TrackedReal{T}}, x::TrackedReal{S}) where {T,S} =
   error("Not implemented: convert tracked $S to tracked $T")
 
 for op in [:(==), :≈, :<]
-  @eval Base.$op(x::TrackedReal, y::Number) = Base.$op(data(x), y)
-  @eval Base.$op(x::Number, y::TrackedReal) = Base.$op(x, data(y))
+  @eval Base.$op(x::TrackedReal, y::Real) = Base.$op(data(x), y)
+  @eval Base.$op(x::Real, y::TrackedReal) = Base.$op(x, data(y))
   @eval Base.$op(x::TrackedReal, y::TrackedReal) = Base.$op(data(x), data(y))
 end