diff --git a/fastcore/xtras.py b/fastcore/xtras.py
index e1dadb77..40111d2f 100644
--- a/fastcore/xtras.py
+++ b/fastcore/xtras.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def _expand_import(node, mod, existing):
 # %% ../nbs/03_xtras.ipynb
 def dict2obj(d, list_func=L, dict_func=AttrDict):
     "Convert (possibly nested) dicts (or lists of dicts) to `AttrDict`"
-    if isinstance(d, (L,list)): return list_func(map(dict2obj, d))
+    if isinstance(d, (L,list)): return list_func([dict2obj(v, list_func=list_func, dict_func=dict_func) for v in d])
     if not isinstance(d, dict): return d
     return dict_func(**{k:dict2obj(v, list_func=list_func, dict_func=dict_func) for k,v in d.items()})
 
diff --git a/nbs/03_xtras.ipynb b/nbs/03_xtras.ipynb
index 40882d13..d11a3b83 100644
--- a/nbs/03_xtras.ipynb
+++ b/nbs/03_xtras.ipynb
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
     "#|export\n",
     "def dict2obj(d, list_func=L, dict_func=AttrDict):\n",
     "    \"Convert (possibly nested) dicts (or lists of dicts) to `AttrDict`\"\n",
-    "    if isinstance(d, (L,list)): return list_func(map(dict2obj, d))\n",
+    "    if isinstance(d, (L,list)): return list_func([dict2obj(v, list_func=list_func, dict_func=dict_func) for v in d])\n",
     "    if not isinstance(d, dict): return d\n",
     "    return dict_func(**{k:dict2obj(v, list_func=list_func, dict_func=dict_func) for k,v in d.items()})"
    ]