diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c b/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c
index 341af39c0..8c2f4f3c8 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c
@@ -738,8 +738,15 @@ static bool contains_wildcards(private_identification_t *this)
  */
 static bool equals_binary(private_identification_t *this, private_identification_t *other)
 {
-	return this->type == other->type && 
-							chunk_equals(this->encoded, other->encoded);
+	if (this->type == other->type)
+	{
+		if (this->type == ID_ANY)
+		{
+			return TRUE;
+		}
+		return chunk_equals(this->encoded, other->encoded);
+	}
+	return FALSE;						
 }
 
 /**