diff --git a/src/systemd/sd-id128.h b/src/systemd/sd-id128.h
index f7d3244bb38..2aa41623cef 100644
--- a/src/systemd/sd-id128.h
+++ b/src/systemd/sd-id128.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int sd_id128_get_boot_app_specific(sd_id128_t app_id, sd_id128_t *ret);
         #a #b #c #d "-" #e #f "-" #g #h "-" #i #j "-" #k #l #m #n #o #p
 
 _sd_pure_ static __inline__ int sd_id128_equal(sd_id128_t a, sd_id128_t b) {
-        return memcmp(&a, &b, 16) == 0;
+        return a.qwords[0] == b.qwords[0] && a.qwords[1] == b.qwords[1];
 }
 
 _sd_pure_ static __inline__ int sd_id128_is_null(sd_id128_t a) {