diff --git a/core/src/avm2.rs b/core/src/avm2.rs
index 2ca57e5885e5..7b40575d3526 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2.rs
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ impl<'gc> Avm2<'gc> {
     /// behavior. This should not be called manually - `movie_clip` will
     /// call it when necessary.
     pub fn add_orphan_obj(&mut self, dobj: DisplayObject<'gc>) {
+        // Note: comparing pointers is correct because GcWeak keeps its allocation alive,
+        // so the pointers can't overlap by accident.
         if self
             .orphan_objects
             .iter()
@@ -487,10 +489,10 @@ impl<'gc> Avm2<'gc> {
         let bucket = context.avm2.broadcast_list.entry(event_name).or_default();
 
         for entry in bucket.iter() {
-            if let Some(obj) = entry.upgrade(context.gc_context) {
-                if Object::ptr_eq(obj, object) {
-                    return;
-                }
+            // Note: comparing pointers is correct because GcWeak keeps its allocation alive,
+            // so the pointers can't overlap by accident.
+            if entry.as_ptr() == object.as_ptr() {
+                return;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object.rs
index 6ea91228687b..0d938e379dcc 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::display_object::DisplayObject;
 use crate::html::TextFormat;
 use crate::streams::NetStream;
 use crate::string::{AvmString, StringContext};
-use gc_arena::{Collect, Gc, Mutation};
+use gc_arena::{Collect, Gc, GcWeak, Mutation};
 use ruffle_macros::enum_trait_object;
 use std::cell::{Ref, RefMut};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
@@ -1484,6 +1484,51 @@ pub enum WeakObject<'gc> {
 }
 
 impl<'gc> WeakObject<'gc> {
+    pub fn as_ptr(self) -> *const ObjectPtr {
+        match self {
+            Self::ScriptObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::FunctionObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::PrimitiveObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::NamespaceObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::ArrayObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::StageObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::DomainObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::EventObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::DispatchObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::XmlObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::XmlListObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::RegExpObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::ByteArrayObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::LoaderInfoObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::ClassObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::VectorObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::SoundObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::SoundChannelObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::BitmapDataObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::DateObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::DictionaryObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::QNameObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::TextFormatObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::ProxyObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::ErrorObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::Stage3DObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::Context3DObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::IndexBuffer3DObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::VertexBuffer3DObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::TextureObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::Program3DObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::NetStreamObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::NetConnectionObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::ResponderObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::ShaderDataObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::SocketObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::FileReferenceObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::FontObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::LocalConnectionObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+            Self::SharedObjectObject(o) => GcWeak::as_ptr(o.0) as *const ObjectPtr,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn upgrade(self, mc: &Mutation<'gc>) -> Option<Object<'gc>> {
         Some(match self {
             Self::ScriptObject(o) => ScriptObject(o.0.upgrade(mc)?).into(),