diff --git a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/base/reference/BaseTypeReference.java b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/base/reference/BaseTypeReference.java
index 22cb0e78..4b24d071 100644
--- a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/base/reference/BaseTypeReference.java
+++ b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/base/reference/BaseTypeReference.java
@@ -43,8 +43,13 @@ public abstract class BaseTypeReference implements TypeReference {
 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
-        if (o != null && o instanceof TypeReference) {
-            return getType().equals(((TypeReference)o).getType());
+        if (o != null) {
+            if (o instanceof TypeReference) {
+                return getType().equals(((TypeReference)o).getType());
+            }
+            if (o instanceof CharSequence) {
+                return getType().equals(o.toString());
+            }
         }
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/iface/reference/TypeReference.java b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/iface/reference/TypeReference.java
index 4c2249e4..e7c77c2e 100644
--- a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/iface/reference/TypeReference.java
+++ b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/iface/reference/TypeReference.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public interface TypeReference extends Reference, CharSequence, Comparable<CharS
     /**
      * Compares this TypeReference to another TypeReference, or more generally to another CharSequence for equality.
      *
-     * This TypeReference is equal to a CharSequence iff this.getType().equals(other.getString()).
+     * This TypeReference is equal to a CharSequence iff this.getType().equals(other.toString()).
      *
      * Equivalently, This TypeReference is equal to another TypeReference iff this.getType().equals(other.getType()).
      *