diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngOptions.js b/src/ng/directive/ngOptions.js
index 8032253573e9..7f1e13ec32f4 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngOptions.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngOptions.js
@@ -733,7 +733,8 @@ var ngOptionsDirective = ['$compile', '$parse', function($compile, $parse) {
         // Check to see if the value has changed due to the update to the options
         if (!ngModelCtrl.$isEmpty(previousValue)) {
           var nextValue = selectCtrl.readValue();
-          if (ngOptions.trackBy ? !equals(previousValue, nextValue) : previousValue !== nextValue) {
+          var isNotPrimitive = ngOptions.trackBy || multiple;
+          if (isNotPrimitive ? !equals(previousValue, nextValue) : previousValue !== nextValue) {
             ngModelCtrl.$setViewValue(nextValue);
             ngModelCtrl.$render();
           }