diff --git a/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.traditional/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/memory/traditional/Rendering.java b/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.traditional/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/memory/traditional/Rendering.java
index a59b64d5ee1..9926c3425f8 100644
--- a/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.traditional/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/memory/traditional/Rendering.java
+++ b/memory/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.memory.traditional/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/memory/traditional/Rendering.java
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ public class Rendering extends Composite implements IDebugEventSetListener
     
     public void setDisplayLittleEndian(boolean littleEndian)
     {
-    	if(fIsDisplayLittleEndian = littleEndian)
+    	if(fIsDisplayLittleEndian == littleEndian)
     		return;
     	
     	fIsDisplayLittleEndian = littleEndian;