diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/op.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/op.rs
index f589805e1e261..657926a1825fa 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/op.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/op.rs
@@ -492,36 +492,18 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         err.span_label(span, ty.to_string());
         if let FnDef(def_id, _) = ty.kind {
             let source_map = self.tcx.sess.source_map();
-            let hir_id = match self.tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(def_id) {
-                Some(hir_id) => hir_id,
-                None => return false,
-            };
             if !self.tcx.has_typeck_tables(def_id) {
                 return false;
             }
-            let fn_sig = {
-                match self.tcx.typeck_tables_of(def_id).liberated_fn_sigs().get(hir_id) {
-                    Some(f) => *f,
-                    None => {
-                        bug!("No fn-sig entry for def_id={:?}", def_id);
-                    }
-                }
-            };
+            // We're emitting a suggestion, so we can just ignore regions
+            let fn_sig = *self.tcx.fn_sig(def_id).skip_binder();
 
             let other_ty = if let FnDef(def_id, _) = other_ty.kind {
-                let hir_id = match self.tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(def_id) {
-                    Some(hir_id) => hir_id,
-                    None => return false,
-                };
                 if !self.tcx.has_typeck_tables(def_id) {
                     return false;
                 }
-                match self.tcx.typeck_tables_of(def_id).liberated_fn_sigs().get(hir_id) {
-                    Some(f) => f.clone().output(),
-                    None => {
-                        bug!("No fn-sig entry for def_id={:?}", def_id);
-                    }
-                }
+                // We're emitting a suggestion, so we can just ignore regions
+                self.tcx.fn_sig(def_id).skip_binder().output()
             } else {
                 other_ty
             };
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.rs b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7b025be11a09e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+fn first() {
+    second == 1 //~ ERROR binary operation
+    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
+}
+
+fn second() {
+    first == 1 //~ ERROR binary operation
+    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
+}
+
+fn bar() {
+    bar == 1 //~ ERROR binary operation
+    //~^ ERROR mismatched types
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.stderr b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..887699ef5ce85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+error[E0369]: binary operation `==` cannot be applied to type `fn() {second}`
+  --> $DIR/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.rs:2:12
+   |
+LL |     second == 1
+   |     ------ ^^ - {integer}
+   |     |
+   |     fn() {second}
+
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.rs:2:15
+   |
+LL |     second == 1
+   |               ^ expected fn item, found integer
+   |
+   = note: expected fn item `fn() {second}`
+                 found type `{integer}`
+
+error[E0369]: binary operation `==` cannot be applied to type `fn() {first}`
+  --> $DIR/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.rs:7:11
+   |
+LL |     first == 1
+   |     ----- ^^ - {integer}
+   |     |
+   |     fn() {first}
+
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.rs:7:14
+   |
+LL |     first == 1
+   |              ^ expected fn item, found integer
+   |
+   = note: expected fn item `fn() {first}`
+                 found type `{integer}`
+
+error[E0369]: binary operation `==` cannot be applied to type `fn() {bar}`
+  --> $DIR/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.rs:12:9
+   |
+LL |     bar == 1
+   |     --- ^^ - {integer}
+   |     |
+   |     fn() {bar}
+
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/issue-66667-function-cmp-cycle.rs:12:12
+   |
+LL |     bar == 1
+   |            ^ expected fn item, found integer
+   |
+   = note: expected fn item `fn() {bar}`
+                 found type `{integer}`
+
+error: aborting due to 6 previous errors
+
+Some errors have detailed explanations: E0308, E0369.
+For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.