diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 59fe777..15a12d0 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ module.exports = function normalizeRules(rules, options) {
 
 	if (normalizeObjects) {
 		// TODO: Switch to `Array#flatmap` once Node 10.x goes EOL (April 2021)
+		// TODO: Better input validation of some sort here
 		let mapped = actualRules.map((rule) => {
-			if (isPlainObj(rule) && !matchSpecial(rule)) {
+			// TODO: Figure out why isPlainObj in the below line breaks within a component in Shayu. Something something cross-realm objects something?
+			// if (isPlainObj(rule) && !matchSpecial(rule)) {
+			if (typeof rule === "object" && !matchSpecial(rule)) {
 				return [
 					isPlainObjectValidator,
 					hasShape(rule)