diff --git a/src/debugger.c b/src/debugger.c
index b79f613..0a25e0b 100644
--- a/src/debugger.c
+++ b/src/debugger.c
@@ -929,8 +929,7 @@
 		}
 		else
 		{
-		    if (typval_compare(tv, bp->dbg_val, TYPE_EQUAL,
-							     TRUE, FALSE) == OK
+		    if (typval_compare(tv, bp->dbg_val, ETYPE_IS, FALSE) == OK
 			    && tv->vval.v_number == FALSE)
 		    {
 			typval_T *v;