diff --git a/spec/std/spec/expectations_spec.cr b/spec/std/spec/expectations_spec.cr
index 4acce2bfbad9..0831bca226ca 100644
--- a/spec/std/spec/expectations_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/spec/expectations_spec.cr
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 require "spec"
 
+private module MyModule; end
+
+private class Foo
+  include MyModule
+end
+
+private record NoObjectId, to_unsafe : Int32 do
+  def same?(other : self) : Bool
+    to_unsafe == other.to_unsafe
+  end
+end
+
 describe "expectations" do
   describe "accept a custom failure message" do
     it { 1.should be < 3, "custom message!" }
@@ -25,6 +37,17 @@ describe "expectations" do
       array = [1]
       array.should_not be [1]
     end
+
+    it "works with type that does not implement `#object_id`" do
+      a = NoObjectId.new(1)
+      a.should be a
+      a.should_not be NoObjectId.new(2)
+    end
+
+    it "works with module type (#14920)" do
+      a = Foo.new
+      a.as(MyModule).should be a.as(MyModule)
+    end
   end
 
   describe "be_a" do
diff --git a/src/spec/expectations.cr b/src/spec/expectations.cr
index 193f86d0de21..f50658a5d787 100644
--- a/src/spec/expectations.cr
+++ b/src/spec/expectations.cr
@@ -73,11 +73,13 @@ module Spec
     end
 
     private def identify(value)
-      if value.responds_to?(:object_id)
-        "object_id: #{value.object_id}"
-      else
-        value.to_unsafe
+      if value.responds_to?(:to_unsafe)
+        if !value.responds_to?(:object_id)
+          return value.to_unsafe
+        end
       end
+
+      "object_id: #{value.object_id}"
     end
   end