diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 1d80412..a01b2e4 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -210,7 +210,16 @@ func compare(v1, v2 string) int {
 		strings2 = append([]string{""}, strings2...)
 	}
 
-	for i := 0; ; i++ {
+	var index int
+	c1 := len(strings1)
+	c2 := len(strings2)
+	if c1 >= c2 {
+		index = c1
+	} else {
+		index = c2
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < index; i++ {
 		// Compare non-digit strings
 		diff := compareString(strings1.get(i), strings2.get(i))
 		if diff != 0 {
@@ -223,6 +232,8 @@ func compare(v1, v2 string) int {
 			return diff
 		}
 	}
+
+	return 0
 }
 
 func compareString(s1, s2 string) int {
@@ -230,7 +241,16 @@ func compareString(s1, s2 string) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	for i := 0; ; i++ {
+	var index int
+	c1 := len(s1)
+	c2 := len(s2)
+	if c1 >= c2 {
+		index = c1
+	} else {
+		index = c2
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < index; i++ {
 		a := 0
 		if i < len(s1) {
 			a = order(rune(s1[i]))
@@ -245,7 +265,7 @@ func compareString(s1, s2 string) int {
 			return a - b
 		}
 	}
-
+	return 0
 }
 
 // order function returns the number corresponding to rune
diff --git a/version_test.go b/version_test.go
index 1288140..b592552 100644
--- a/version_test.go
+++ b/version_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ func TestEqual(t *testing.T) {
 		{Version{2, "7.4.052", "1ubuntu3"}, Version{2, "7.4.052", "1ubuntu3"}, true},
 		{Version{2, "7.4.052", "1ubuntu1"}, Version{2, "7.4.052", "1"}, false},
 		{Version{upstreamVersion: "7.4.052"}, Version{upstreamVersion: "7.4.052"}, true},
+		{Version{upstreamVersion: "3.12", debianRevision: "1+deb9u1build0.16.4.1"}, Version{upstreamVersion: "3.12", debianRevision: "1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1"}, true},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		actual := tc.v1.Equal(tc.v2)