diff --git a/nucleus/common/common-util/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/util/JDK.java b/nucleus/common/common-util/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/util/JDK.java
index 261a52283f3..bae7c90f28b 100644
--- a/nucleus/common/common-util/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/util/JDK.java
+++ b/nucleus/common/common-util/src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/util/JDK.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public boolean newerThan(Version version) {
                 } else if (equals(minor, version.minor)) {
                     if (greaterThan(subminor, version.subminor)) {
                         return true;
-                    } else if (subminor == version.subminor) {
+                    } else if (equals(subminor, version.subminor)) {
                         if (greaterThan(update, version.update)) {
                             return true;
                         }
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public boolean olderThan(Version version) {
                 } else if (equals(minor, version.minor)) {
                     if (lessThan(subminor, version.subminor)) {
                         return true;
-                    } else if (subminor == version.subminor) {
+                    } else if (equals(subminor, version.subminor)) {
                         if (lessThan(update, version.update)) {
                             return true;
                         }