diff --git a/plans/objchange/compatible.go b/plans/objchange/compatible.go
index efb4023d2..0ef4b01e7 100644
--- a/plans/objchange/compatible.go
+++ b/plans/objchange/compatible.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func assertValueCompatible(planned, actual cty.Value, path cty.Path) []error {
 		// Anything goes, then
 		return errs
 	}
-	if problems := planned.Type().TestConformance(actual.Type()); len(problems) > 0 {
+	if problems := actual.Type().TestConformance(planned.Type()); len(problems) > 0 {
 		errs = append(errs, path.NewErrorf("wrong final value type: %s", convert.MismatchMessage(actual.Type(), planned.Type())))
 		// If the types don't match then we can't do any other comparisons,
 		// so we bail early.
diff --git a/plans/objchange/compatible_test.go b/plans/objchange/compatible_test.go
index ac3793674..678ce8ce3 100644
--- a/plans/objchange/compatible_test.go
+++ b/plans/objchange/compatible_test.go
@@ -260,6 +260,28 @@ func TestAssertObjectCompatible(t *testing.T) {
 			}),
 			[]string{},
 		},
+		{
+			&configschema.Block{
+				Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+					"obj": {
+						Type: cty.Object(map[string]cty.Type{
+							"stuff": cty.DynamicPseudoType,
+						}),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+				"obj": cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+					"stuff": cty.DynamicVal,
+				}),
+			}),
+			cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+				"obj": cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+					"stuff": cty.NumberIntVal(3),
+				}),
+			}),
+			[]string{},
+		},
 		{
 			&configschema.Block{
 				Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{