diff --git a/platform/editor-ui-ex/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/colors/impl/EditorColorsSchemeImpl.java b/platform/editor-ui-ex/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/colors/impl/EditorColorsSchemeImpl.java
index c179a03cadec..4bb779a826ad 100644
--- a/platform/editor-ui-ex/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/colors/impl/EditorColorsSchemeImpl.java
+++ b/platform/editor-ui-ex/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/colors/impl/EditorColorsSchemeImpl.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class EditorColorsSchemeImpl extends AbstractColorsScheme implements Exte
   }
 
   public void setAttributes(@NotNull TextAttributesKey key, @NotNull TextAttributes attributes, boolean force) {
-    if (force || attributes == USE_INHERITED_MARKER || !attributes.equals(getAttributes(key))) {
+    if (force || attributes == USE_INHERITED_MARKER || attributes != getAttributes(key)) {
       myAttributesMap.put(key, attributes);
     }
   }