diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AnboxPlatformServiceProxy.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AnboxPlatformServiceProxy.java
index 240cf0c13e12db96363f63953f6505ee7ae98886..94f05a874d25c63c2de977019f0d2d2bfd951ec6 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AnboxPlatformServiceProxy.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AnboxPlatformServiceProxy.java
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public final class AnboxPlatformServiceProxy {
         if (clip != null && clip.getItemCount() > 0) {
             ClipData.Item item = clip.getItemAt(0);
             String itemText = item.coerceToText(context).toString();
-            if (itemText == text) {
+            if (itemText.equals(text)) {
                 return null;
             }
         }