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diff --git a/sympy/core/expr.py b/sympy/core/expr.py
index 482e382eb6..a4125b46ac 100644
--- a/sympy/core/expr.py
+++ b/sympy/core/expr.py
@@ -3438,7 +3438,16 @@ def as_leading_term(self, *symbols, logx=None, cdir=0):
         """
         from sympy import powsimp
         if len(symbols) > 1:
-            c = self
+            c = self.expand()