diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/tests/test_identification.c b/src/libstrongswan/tests/test_identification.c
index b0b3ce826..54a0ba044 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/tests/test_identification.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/tests/test_identification.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static bool id_equals(identification_t *a, char *b_str)
 
 	b = identification_create_from_string(b_str);
 	equals = a->equals(a, b);
-	equals = equals && b->equals(b, a);
+	ck_assert_int_eq(equals, b->equals(b, a));
 	b->destroy(b);
 	return equals;
 }