diff --git a/src/wp-includes/option.php b/src/wp-includes/option.php
index 5d7cbc0b15..be68945d61 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/option.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/option.php
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ function wp_user_settings() {
 		$cookie = preg_replace( '/[^A-Za-z0-9=&_]/', '', $_COOKIE[ 'wp-settings-' . $user_id ] );
 
 		// No change or both empty.
-		if ( $cookie == $settings ) {
+		if ( $cookie === $settings ) {
 			return;
 		}