diff --git a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/LinkNameTlv.java b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/LinkNameTlv.java
index aa0f11a..34dea5b 100644
--- a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/LinkNameTlv.java
+++ b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/LinkNameTlv.java
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.pcepio.types;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
-
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
 import org.onosproject.pcepio.protocol.PcepVersion;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return Objects.hash(rawValue);
+        return Arrays.hashCode(rawValue);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@
         }
         if (obj instanceof LinkNameTlv) {
             LinkNameTlv other = (LinkNameTlv) obj;
-            return Objects.equals(rawValue, other.rawValue);
+            return Arrays.equals(this.rawValue, other.rawValue);
         }
         return false;
     }