diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.validation/vf2/org/eclipse/wst/validation/internal/DependencyIndex.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.validation/vf2/org/eclipse/wst/validation/internal/DependencyIndex.java
index 6e4026e..65840e6 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.validation/vf2/org/eclipse/wst/validation/internal/DependencyIndex.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.wst.validation/vf2/org/eclipse/wst/validation/internal/DependencyIndex.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 	private Depends getOrCreateDepends(IResource dependent, IResource dependsOn) {
 		Set<Depends> set = getSet(_dependents, dependent);
 		for (Depends d : set){
-			if (d.getDependsOn() == dependsOn)return d;
+			if (d.getDependsOn().equals(dependsOn)) return d;
 		}
 		Depends d = new Depends(dependent, dependsOn);
 		_dirty = true;