diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
index d82de6c84fa..db9cc517c26 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ bool ToolChain::equals(ToolChain *a, ToolChain *b)
     if (a == 0 || b == 0)
         return false;
     if (a->type() == b->type())
-        a->equals(b);
+        return a->equals(b);
     return false;
 }