diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index 97849857a..1b069ce12 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -3108,14 +3108,15 @@
      * @returns {Function} Returns the iteratee.
      */
     function baseIteratee(value) {
-      var type = typeof value;
-      if (type == 'function') {
+      // Don't store the `typeof` result in a variable to avoid a JIT bug in Safari 9.
+      // See https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=156034 for more details.
+      if (typeof value == 'function') {
         return value;
       }
       if (value == null) {
         return identity;
       }
-      if (type == 'object') {
+      if (typeof value == 'object') {
         return isArray(value)
           ? baseMatchesProperty(value[0], value[1])
           : baseMatches(value);
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 28e5e8a29..f5e535b12 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -5534,7 +5534,7 @@
     QUnit.test('should iterate over an object with numeric keys (test in Mobile Safari 8)', function(assert) {
       assert.expect(1);
 
-      // Trigger a Mobile Safari 8 JIT bug.
+      // Trigger a mobile Safari 8 JIT bug.
       // See https://github.com/lodash/lodash/issues/799.
       var counter = 0,
           object = { '1': 'foo', '8': 'bar', '50': 'baz' };
@@ -10914,10 +10914,10 @@
       // See https://code.google.com/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2291.
       var object = {};
 
-      // 1: Useless comparison statement, this is half the trigger.
+      // First, have a comparison statement.
       object == object;
 
-      // 2: Initial check with object, this is the other half of the trigger.
+      // Then perform the check with `object`.
       _.isObject(object);
 
       assert.strictEqual(_.isObject('a'), false);