diff --git a/src/tab.js b/src/tab.js
index 06a224d7d3..eb9a6c6d87 100644
--- a/src/tab.js
+++ b/src/tab.js
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@
             this.title.html(this.name_el.text());
         },
         compare: function(attributes) {
-            if (!value) {
+            if (!attributes) {
                 return false;
             }
             var compare = Sao.common.compare;