diff --git a/tests/tests/hardware/src/android/hardware/camera2/cts/CameraManagerTest.java b/tests/tests/hardware/src/android/hardware/camera2/cts/CameraManagerTest.java
index 77a0c8e..4c35188 100644
--- a/tests/tests/hardware/src/android/hardware/camera2/cts/CameraManagerTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/hardware/src/android/hardware/camera2/cts/CameraManagerTest.java
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
                     java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
             assertTrue(String.format("Received unavailability notice for wrong ID " +
                             "(expected %s, got %s)", id, candidateId),
-                    id == candidateId);
+                    id.equals(candidateId));
             assertTrue("Availability events received unexpectedly",
                     availableEventQueue.size() == 0);
 
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@
                     java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
             assertTrue(String.format("Received availability notice for wrong ID " +
                             "(expected %s, got %s)", id, candidateId),
-                    id == candidateId);
+                    id.equals(candidateId));
             assertTrue("Unavailability events received unexpectedly",
                     unavailableEventQueue.size() == 0);