diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/geometries.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/geometries.py
index d08d0d53a4..30125d5764 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/geometries.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/geometries.py
@@ -180,11 +180,14 @@ class OGRGeometry(GDALBase):
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         "Is this Geometry equal to the other?"
-        return self.equals(other)
+        if isinstance(other, OGRGeometry):
+            return self.equals(other)
+        else:
+            return False
 
     def __ne__(self, other):
         "Tests for inequality."
-        return not self.equals(other)
+        return not (self == other)
 
     def __str__(self):
         "WKT is used for the string representation."
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/tests/test_geom.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/tests/test_geom.py
index 0d2f88c55f..5aa1f244ae 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/tests/test_geom.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/tests/test_geom.py
@@ -481,6 +481,11 @@ class OGRGeomTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(3, geom[0].coord_dim)
         self.assertEqual(wkt_3d, geom.wkt)
 
+    def test19_equivalence_regression(self):
+        "Testing equivalence methods with non-OGRGeometry instances."
+        self.assertNotEqual(None, OGRGeometry('POINT(0 0)'))
+        self.assertEqual(False, OGRGeometry('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)') == 3)
+
 def suite():
     s = unittest.TestSuite()
     s.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(OGRGeomTest))