diff --git a/packages/grpc-js/package.json b/packages/grpc-js/package.json
index 4c408873..465f56fb 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js/package.json
+++ b/packages/grpc-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@grpc/grpc-js",
-  "version": "1.9.11",
+  "version": "1.9.12",
   "description": "gRPC Library for Node - pure JS implementation",
   "homepage": "https://grpc.io/",
   "repository": "https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/tree/master/packages/grpc-js",
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js/src/load-balancer-pick-first.ts b/packages/grpc-js/src/load-balancer-pick-first.ts
index 214f92e2..75c9d4cf 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js/src/load-balancer-pick-first.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js/src/load-balancer-pick-first.ts
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ export class PickFirstLoadBalancer implements LoadBalancer {
 
   private resetSubchannelList() {
     for (const child of this.children) {
-      if (child.subchannel !== this.currentPick) {
+      if (!(this.currentPick && child.subchannel.realSubchannelEquals(this.currentPick))) {
         /* The connectivity state listener is the same whether the subchannel
          * is in the list of children or it is the currentPick, so if it is in
          * both, removing it here would cause problems. In particular, that