diff --git a/src/object.ts b/src/object.ts
index e9277073..e14494e6 100644
--- a/src/object.ts
+++ b/src/object.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export const assign = <X extends Record<string | symbol | number, any>>(
   override: X
 ): X => {
   if (!initial || !override) return initial ?? override ?? {}
-  const merged = { ...initial }
+  const merged = cloneObject(initial)
   for (const key in override) {
     if (hasOwnProperty(override, key)) {
       merged[key] = isPlainObject(initial[key])