diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ObjectUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ObjectUtils.java
index eaf97d9a6182..0bf28bf2e433 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ObjectUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ObjectUtils.java
@@ -339,13 +339,10 @@ public static boolean nullSafeEquals(@Nullable Object o1, @Nullable Object o2) {
 		if (o1 == null || o2 == null) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		if (o1.equals(o2)) {
-			return true;
-		}
 		if (o1.getClass().isArray() && o2.getClass().isArray()) {
 			return arrayEquals(o1, o2);
 		}
-		return false;
+		return o1.equals(o2);
 	}
 
 	/**