diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index 74582b286..e28a753d6 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -1783,17 +1783,14 @@
                   break;
                 }
               }
-              if (!result) {
-                break;
-              }
             } else {
               result = callback ? callback(value, other, key) : undefined;
-              if (!(result = typeof result == 'undefined'
-                    ? baseIsEqual(value[size], othValue, callback, isWhere, stackA, stackB)
-                    : !!result
-                  )) {
-                break;
-              }
+              result = typeof result == 'undefined'
+                ? baseIsEqual(value[size], othValue, callback, isWhere, stackA, stackB)
+                : !!result;
+            }
+            if (!result) {
+              break;
             }
           }
         }
@@ -1803,16 +1800,17 @@
         // which, in this case, is more costly
         baseForIn(other, function(othValue, key, other) {
           if (hasOwnProperty.call(other, key)) {
+            result = false;
             // count the number of properties
             size++;
             // deep compare each property value
-            if (!hasOwnProperty.call(value, key)) {
-              return (result = false);
+            if (hasOwnProperty.call(value, key)) {
+              result = callback ? callback(value, other, key) : undefined;
+              result = typeof result == 'undefined'
+                ? baseIsEqual(value[key], othValue, callback, isWhere, stackA, stackB)
+                : !!result;
             }
-            result = callback ? callback(value, other, key) : undefined;
-            return (result = typeof result == 'undefined'
-              ? baseIsEqual(value[key], othValue, callback, isWhere, stackA, stackB)
-              : !!result);
+            return result;
           }
         });
 
@@ -1845,53 +1843,46 @@
      */
     function baseMerge(object, source, callback, stackA, stackB) {
       (isArray(source) ? arrayEach : baseForOwn)(source, function(srcValue, key, source) {
-        var found,
-            isArr,
-            result = srcValue,
+        var isArr = srcValue && isArray(srcValue),
+            isObj = srcValue && isPlainObject(srcValue),
             value = object[key];
 
-        if (srcValue && ((isArr = isArray(srcValue)) || isPlainObject(srcValue))) {
-          // avoid merging previously merged cyclic sources
-          var stackLength = stackA.length;
-          while (stackLength--) {
-            if ((found = stackA[stackLength] == srcValue)) {
-              value = stackB[stackLength];
-              break;
-            }
-          }
-          if (!found) {
-            var isShallow;
-            if (callback) {
-              result = callback(value, srcValue, key, object, source);
-              if ((isShallow = typeof result != 'undefined')) {
-                value = result;
-              }
-            }
-            if (!isShallow) {
-              value = isArr
-                ? (isArray(value) ? value : [])
-                : (isPlainObject(value) ? value : {});
-            }
-            // add `source` and associated `value` to the stack of traversed objects
-            stackA.push(srcValue);
-            stackB.push(value);
-
-            // recursively merge objects and arrays (susceptible to call stack limits)
-            if (!isShallow) {
-              baseMerge(value, srcValue, callback, stackA, stackB);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        else {
-          if (callback) {
-            result = callback(value, srcValue, key, object, source);
-            if (typeof result == 'undefined') {
-              result = srcValue;
-            }
+        if (!(isArr || isObj)) {
+          result = callback ? callback(value, srcValue, key, object, source) : undefined;
+          if (typeof result == 'undefined') {
+            result = srcValue;
           }
           if (typeof result != 'undefined') {
             value = result;
           }
+          object[key] = value;
+          return;
+        }
+        // avoid merging previously merged cyclic sources
+        var length = stackA.length;
+        while (length--) {
+          if (stackA[length] == srcValue) {
+            object[key] = stackB[length];
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+        var result = callback ? callback(value, srcValue, key, object, source) : undefined,
+            isShallow = typeof result != 'undefined';
+
+        if (isShallow) {
+          value = result;
+        } else {
+          value = isArr
+            ? (isArray(value) ? value : [])
+            : (isPlainObject(value) ? value : {});
+        }
+        // add `source` and associated `value` to the stack of traversed objects
+        stackA.push(srcValue);
+        stackB.push(value);
+
+        // recursively merge objects and arrays (susceptible to call stack limits)
+        if (!isShallow) {
+          baseMerge(value, srcValue, callback, stackA, stackB);
         }
         object[key] = value;
       });