1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/common/model/dataitem/RelationDataItem.java b/src/com/android/contacts/common/model/dataitem/RelationDataItem.java
index 1ba3fcfb..9e883fef 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/common/model/dataitem/RelationDataItem.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/common/model/dataitem/RelationDataItem.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import android.content.ContentValues;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract;
 import android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Relation;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 /**
  * Represents a relation data item, wrapping the columns in
@@ -46,12 +47,14 @@ public class RelationDataItem extends DataItem {
         }
         final RelationDataItem that = (RelationDataItem) t;
         // Relations can have different types (assistant, father) but have the same name
-        if (!getName().equals(that.getName())) {
+        if (!TextUtils.equals(getName(), that.getName())) {
             return false;
+        } else if (!hasKindTypeColumn(mKind) || !that.hasKindTypeColumn(that.getDataKind())) {
+            return hasKindTypeColumn(mKind) == that.hasKindTypeColumn(that.getDataKind());
         } else if (getKindTypeColumn(mKind) != that.getKindTypeColumn(that.getDataKind())) {
             return false;
         } else if (getKindTypeColumn(mKind) == Relation.TYPE_CUSTOM &&
-                !getLabel().equals(that.getLabel())) {
+                !TextUtils.equals(getLabel(), that.getLabel())) {
             // Check if custom types are not the same
             return false;
         }