diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/DefaultCookie.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/DefaultCookie.java
index d867b67521..38da9c770e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/DefaultCookie.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/DefaultCookie.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class DefaultCookie implements Cookie {
 
         if (getPath() == null && that.getPath() != null) {
             return false;
-        } else if (that.getPath() == null) {
+        } else if (that.getPath() == null && getPath() != null) {
             return false;
         }
         if (!getPath().equals(that.getPath())) {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class DefaultCookie implements Cookie {
 
         if (getDomain() == null && that.getDomain() != null) {
             return false;
-        } else if (that.getDomain() == null) {
+        } else if (that.getDomain() == null && getDomain() != null) {
             return false;
         }
         if (!getDomain().equalsIgnoreCase(that.getDomain())) {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public class DefaultCookie implements Cookie {
 
         if (getPath() == null && c.getPath() != null) {
             return -1;
-        } else if (c.getPath() == null) {
+        } else if (c.getPath() == null && getPath() != null) {
             return 1;
         }
         v = getPath().compareTo(c.getPath());
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public class DefaultCookie implements Cookie {
 
         if (getDomain() == null && c.getDomain() != null) {
             return -1;
-        } else if (c.getDomain() == null) {
+        } else if (c.getDomain() == null && getDomain() != null) {
             return 1;
         }
         v = getDomain().compareToIgnoreCase(c.getDomain());