1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/BalancingColumnBreakingAlgorithm.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/BalancingColumnBreakingAlgorithm.java
index 47a2e38fb..f40a44d0e 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/BalancingColumnBreakingAlgorithm.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/BalancingColumnBreakingAlgorithm.java
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ public class BalancingColumnBreakingAlgorithm extends PageBreakingAlgorithm {
             return demerits;
         }
         for (int breakPos = 0; breakPos < curPossibility.size(); breakPos++) {
-            if (curPossibility.get(breakPos) != 0 && curPossibility.get(breakPos)
-                    != idealBreaks.get(breakPos)) {
+            if (curPossibility.get(breakPos) != 0 &&
+                    !curPossibility.get(breakPos).equals(idealBreaks.get(breakPos))) {
                 notIdeal = true;
                 break;
             }