diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_conn.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_conn.c
index 15f0f502bd..2d3623a066 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_conn.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_conn.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ cm_SetServerBusyStatus(cm_serverRef_t *serversp, cm_server_t *serverp)
     for (tsrp = serversp; tsrp; tsrp=tsrp->next) {
         if (tsrp->status == srv_deleted)
             continue;
-        if (tsrp->server == serverp && tsrp->status == srv_not_busy) {
+        if (cm_ServerEqual(tsrp->server, serverp) && tsrp->status == srv_not_busy) {
             tsrp->status = srv_busy;
             break;
         }