diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/UiccSlotInfo.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/UiccSlotInfo.java
index 125161d623732..a39992b17f8e5 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/UiccSlotInfo.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/UiccSlotInfo.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class UiccSlotInfo implements Parcelable {
         UiccSlotInfo that = (UiccSlotInfo) obj;
         return (mIsActive == that.mIsActive)
                 && (mIsEuicc == that.mIsEuicc)
-                && (mCardId == that.mCardId)
+                && (Objects.equals(mCardId, that.mCardId))
                 && (mCardStateInfo == that.mCardStateInfo)
                 && (mLogicalSlotIdx == that.mLogicalSlotIdx)
                 && (mIsExtendedApduSupported == that.mIsExtendedApduSupported);