diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/replay/ReplayingDecoderBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/replay/ReplayingDecoderBuffer.java
index 0d69054da2..102a8d891a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/replay/ReplayingDecoderBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/replay/ReplayingDecoderBuffer.java
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ class ReplayingDecoderBuffer implements ChannelBuffer {
     public void clear() {
         reject();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        return this == obj;
+    }
 
     public int compareTo(ChannelBuffer buffer) {
         reject();