diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseSnapshot.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseSnapshot.java
index 407b350126bf..95e6d621f238 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseSnapshot.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/BaseSnapshot.java
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
     if (o instanceof BaseSnapshot) {
       BaseSnapshot other = (BaseSnapshot) o;
       return this.snapshotId == other.snapshotId() &&
-          this.parentId.equals(other.parentId()) &&
+          Objects.equal(this.parentId, other.parentId()) &&
           this.sequenceNumber == other.sequenceNumber() &&
           this.timestampMillis == other.timestampMillis();
     }