diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/TypeEqualityConstraint.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/TypeEqualityConstraint.java
index 62f1ff1d819c..03b20b3fb443 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/TypeEqualityConstraint.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/TypeEqualityConstraint.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class TypeEqualityConstraint implements ConstraintFormula {
       final PsiClassType.ClassResolveResult sResult = ((PsiClassType)myS).resolveGenerics();
       final PsiClass tClass = tResult.getElement();
       //equal erasure
-      if (tClass != null && tClass.equals(sResult.getElement())) {
+      if (tClass != null && tClass.getManager().areElementsEquivalent(tClass, sResult.getElement())) {
         final PsiSubstitutor tSubstitutor = tResult.getSubstitutor();
         final PsiSubstitutor sSubstitutor = sResult.getSubstitutor();
         for (PsiTypeParameter typeParameter : tClass.getTypeParameters()) {