Index: ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/KeyWrapperFactory.java =================================================================== --- ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/KeyWrapperFactory.java (revision 1601316) +++ ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/KeyWrapperFactory.java (working copy) @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ t2 = soi_copy.getPrimitiveWritableObject(obj); } else { t1 = soi_new.getPrimitiveWritableObject(key); - t2 = soi_copy.getPrimitiveWritableObject(obj); + t2 = soi_new.getPrimitiveWritableObject(obj); } if (t1 == null && t2 == null) { return true;