diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/model/OverwriteWithLatestAvroPayload.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/model/OverwriteWithLatestAvroPayload.java
index dd1853d83..c37eab7a9 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/model/OverwriteWithLatestAvroPayload.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/model/OverwriteWithLatestAvroPayload.java
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ public class OverwriteWithLatestAvroPayload extends BaseAvroPayload
    * Return true if value equals defaultValue otherwise false.
    */
   public Boolean overwriteField(Object value, Object defaultValue) {
-    return defaultValue == null ? value == null : defaultValue.toString().equals(value.toString());
+    return defaultValue == null ? value == null : defaultValue.toString().equals(String.valueOf(value));
   }
 }