diff --git a/src/ir/analysis/derive_partial_eq_or_partial_ord.rs b/src/ir/analysis/derive_partial_eq_or_partial_ord.rs
index 55ea733115..1d4a5939ee 100644
--- a/src/ir/analysis/derive_partial_eq_or_partial_ord.rs
+++ b/src/ir/analysis/derive_partial_eq_or_partial_ord.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ impl<'ctx> MonotoneFramework for CannotDerivePartialEqOrPartialOrd<'ctx> {
             }
         };
 
+        if self.ctx.no_partialeq_by_name(&item) {
+            return self.insert(id)
+        }
+
         trace!("ty: {:?}", ty);
         if item.is_opaque(self.ctx, &()) {
             let layout_can_derive = ty.layout(self.ctx).map_or(true, |l| {
@@ -144,10 +148,6 @@ impl<'ctx> MonotoneFramework for CannotDerivePartialEqOrPartialOrd<'ctx> {
             };
         }
 
-        if self.ctx.no_partialeq_by_name(&item) {
-            return self.insert(id)
-        }
-
         if ty.layout(self.ctx).map_or(false, |l| {
             l.align > RUST_DERIVE_IN_ARRAY_LIMIT
         })
diff --git a/src/ir/context.rs b/src/ir/context.rs
index 6890298386..6a87ee8ee0 100644
--- a/src/ir/context.rs
+++ b/src/ir/context.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use super::derive::{CanDeriveCopy, CanDeriveDebug, CanDeriveDefault,
 use super::int::IntKind;
 use super::item::{HasTypeParamInArray, IsOpaque, Item, ItemAncestors,
                   ItemCanonicalPath, ItemSet};
-use ir::item::ItemCanonicalName;
 use super::item_kind::ItemKind;
 use super::module::{Module, ModuleKind};
 use super::template::{TemplateInstantiation, TemplateParameters};
@@ -2209,7 +2208,7 @@ impl BindgenContext {
 
     /// Check if `--no-partialeq` flag is enabled for this item.
     pub fn no_partialeq_by_name(&self, item: &Item) -> bool {
-        let name = item.canonical_name(self);
+        let name = item.canonical_path(self)[1..].join("::");
         self.options().no_partialeq_types.matches(&name)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 656f16e3f9..dcef26272b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1322,6 +1322,7 @@ impl BindgenOptions {
         self.bitfield_enums.build();
         self.constified_enum_modules.build();
         self.rustified_enums.build();
+        self.no_partialeq_types.build();
     }
 
     /// Update rust target version
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/no-partialeq-opaque.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/no-partialeq-opaque.rs
index dd496b1cc2..6287591a7d 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/no-partialeq-opaque.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/no-partialeq-opaque.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
 
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy)]
 pub struct NoPartialEq {
     pub _bindgen_opaque_blob: u32,
 }
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/no-partialeq-whitelisted.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/no-partialeq-whitelisted.rs
index 99ee2ff027..0c83f7c9cb 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/no-partialeq-whitelisted.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/no-partialeq-whitelisted.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
 
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy)]
 pub struct NoPartialEq {
     pub i: ::std::os::raw::c_int,
 }
diff --git a/tests/headers/no-partialeq-opaque.hpp b/tests/headers/no-partialeq-opaque.hpp
index 2b4e128370..a5a03cd287 100644
--- a/tests/headers/no-partialeq-opaque.hpp
+++ b/tests/headers/no-partialeq-opaque.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// bindgen-flags --with-derive-partialeq --opaque-type "NoPartialEq" --no-partialeq "NoPartialEq"
+// bindgen-flags: --with-derive-partialeq --opaque-type "NoPartialEq" --no-partialeq "NoPartialEq"
 
 class NoPartialEq {
   int i;