diff --git a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/AbstractCLaunchDelegate2.java b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/AbstractCLaunchDelegate2.java
index 35b2441b49e..c1f9298cd27 100644
--- a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/AbstractCLaunchDelegate2.java
+++ b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/AbstractCLaunchDelegate2.java
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCLaunchDelegate2 extends LaunchConfigurationDelega
 					for (IProject proj : projects) {
 						// The array will contain the top level project.
 						// Ignore it since we handled it above
-						if (proj == project) {
+						if (proj.equals(project)) {
 							continue;
 						}