diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/TunnelId.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/TunnelId.java
index 0e1c815f6005befb716fa5ca1d0ef3bb270ad063..81f49a35fc6c9c8c49a1d47bd59f0b9287e6b147 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/TunnelId.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/data/TunnelId.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class TunnelId extends DataStructureImpl {
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if ( (obj == null) || !(obj instanceof TunnelId))
             return false;
-        return _tunnelId == ((TunnelId)obj).getTunnelId();
+        return _tunnelId == ((TunnelId)obj)._tunnelId;
     }
     
     @Override