diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
index 37109d2839..9110110aaa 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractField.java
@@ -1422,9 +1422,17 @@ abstract class AbstractField<T> extends AbstractTypedNamed<T> implements Field<T
     public final Condition compare(Comparator comparator, Field<T> field) {
         switch (comparator) {
             case IN:
-                return in(field);
+                if (field instanceof ScalarSubquery)
+                    return new CompareCondition(this, field, comparator);
+                else
+                    return in(field);
+
             case NOT_IN:
-                return notIn(field);
+                if (field instanceof ScalarSubquery)
+                    return new CompareCondition(this, field, comparator);
+                else
+                    return notIn(field);
+
             case IS_DISTINCT_FROM:
                 return new IsDistinctFrom<>(this, nullSafe(field, getDataType()));
             case IS_NOT_DISTINCT_FROM: