diff --git a/common/src/test/java/io/netty/util/NetworkConstantsTest.java b/common/src/test/java/io/netty/util/NetworkConstantsTest.java
index 695cd5a768..f9f75ffda7 100644
--- a/common/src/test/java/io/netty/util/NetworkConstantsTest.java
+++ b/common/src/test/java/io/netty/util/NetworkConstantsTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class NetworkConstantsTest {
     @Test
     public void testLocalhost() throws UnknownHostException {
         assertNotNull(NetworkConstants.LOCALHOST);
-        assertSame(NetworkConstants.LOCALHOST, InetAddress.getLocalHost());
+        assertEquals(NetworkConstants.LOCALHOST, InetAddress.getLocalHost());
     }
 
     @Test