diff --git a/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/forkchoice/ForkChoiceBlobSidecarsAvailabilityChecker.java b/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/forkchoice/ForkChoiceBlobSidecarsAvailabilityChecker.java
index ac08c648bed..cdff49d3963 100644
--- a/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/forkchoice/ForkChoiceBlobSidecarsAvailabilityChecker.java
+++ b/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/forkchoice/ForkChoiceBlobSidecarsAvailabilityChecker.java
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ private BlobSidecarsAndValidationResult validateCompletedBlobSidecars() {
             new IllegalStateException("Blob sidecars are not validated"));
       }
       if (!blobSidecar.isSignatureValidated()
-          && blobSidecar.getSignedBeaconBlockHeader().hashTreeRoot() != block.hashTreeRoot()) {
+          && !blobSidecar
+              .getSignedBeaconBlockHeader()
+              .hashTreeRoot()
+              .equals(block.hashTreeRoot())) {
         return BlobSidecarsAndValidationResult.notAvailable(
             new IllegalStateException("Blob sidecars block header does not match signed block"));
       }