diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java
index e69cb292fb404..545b9db75ecd7 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ class AppWindowToken extends WindowToken {
         for (int i = allAppWindows.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             WindowState candidate = allAppWindows.get(i);
             if (candidate.mWillReplaceWindow && candidate.mReplacingWindow == null &&
-                    candidate.getWindowTag().equals(w.getWindowTag().toString())) {
+                    candidate.getWindowTag().toString().equals(w.getWindowTag().toString())) {
                 candidate.mReplacingWindow = w;
                 w.mSkipEnterAnimationForSeamlessReplacement = !candidate.mAnimateReplacingWindow;