diff --git a/lib/httpx/connection.rb b/lib/httpx/connection.rb
index 1a755756..20a80702 100644
--- a/lib/httpx/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/httpx/connection.rb
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ module HTTPX
     def match?(uri, options)
       return false if @state == :closing || @state == :closed
 
-      (@origins.include?(uri.origin) || match_altsvcs?(uri)) && connection_options_match?(options)
+      (@origins.include?(uri.origin) || match_altsvcs?(uri)) && @options == options
     end
 
     def mergeable?(connection)
       return false if @state == :closing || @state == :closed || !@io
 
-      !(@io.addresses & connection.addresses).empty? && connection_options_match?(connection.options)
+      !(@io.addresses & connection.addresses).empty? && @options == connection.options
     end
 
     # coalescable connections need to be mergeable!
@@ -368,12 +368,5 @@ module HTTPX
         request.emit(:response, @error_response)
       end
     end
-
-    def connection_options_match?(options)
-      options.headers == @options.headers &&
-        options.transport == @options.transport &&
-        options.transport_options == @options.transport_options &&
-        options.ssl == @options.ssl
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/httpx/options.rb b/lib/httpx/options.rb
index 8c6ea955..5cb5623c 100644
--- a/lib/httpx/options.rb
+++ b/lib/httpx/options.rb
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ module HTTPX
       def_option(method_name)
     end
 
+    def ==(other)
+      ivars = instance_variables | other.instance_variables
+      ivars.all? do |ivar|
+        instance_variable_get(ivar) == other.instance_variable_get(ivar)
+      end
+    end
+
     def merge(other)
       h1 = to_hash
       h2 = other.to_hash