diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner/ASTPreprocessorNode.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner/ASTPreprocessorNode.java
index 0c173dee241..f3bd5e0fb69 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner/ASTPreprocessorNode.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner/ASTPreprocessorNode.java
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ class ASTFileLocation implements IASTFileLocation {
 			return false;
 		if (fLength != other.fLength)
 			return false;
-		return Objects.equals(fLocationCtx, fLocationCtx);
+		return Objects.equals(fLocationCtx, other.fLocationCtx);
 	}
 }