1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/$Gson$Types.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/$Gson$Types.java
index 965e010f..4a925aa4 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/$Gson$Types.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/$Gson$Types.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * Static methods for working with types.
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ public final class $Gson$Types {
   }
 
   private static boolean equal(Object a, Object b) {
-    return a == b || (a != null && a.equals(b));
+    return Objects.equals(a, b);
   }
 
   /**