diff --git a/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/NetworkStats.java b/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/NetworkStats.java
index 9175809..f681ba1 100644
--- a/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/NetworkStats.java
+++ b/packages/ConnectivityT/framework-t/src/android/net/NetworkStats.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.SparseBooleanArray;
 
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@
                         && roaming == e.roaming && defaultNetwork == e.defaultNetwork
                         && rxBytes == e.rxBytes && rxPackets == e.rxPackets
                         && txBytes == e.txBytes && txPackets == e.txPackets
-                        && operations == e.operations && iface.equals(e.iface);
+                        && operations == e.operations && TextUtils.equals(iface, e.iface);
             }
             return false;
         }