diff --git a/base/include/android-base/unique_fd.h b/base/include/android-base/unique_fd.h
index 1605daf71..c4a0aad0f 100644
--- a/base/include/android-base/unique_fd.h
+++ b/base/include/android-base/unique_fd.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ class unique_fd_impl final {
   bool operator<(int rhs) const { return get() < rhs; }
   bool operator==(int rhs) const { return get() == rhs; }
   bool operator!=(int rhs) const { return get() != rhs; }
+  bool operator==(const unique_fd_impl& rhs) const { return get() == rhs.get(); }
+  bool operator!=(const unique_fd_impl& rhs) const { return get() != rhs.get(); }
 
   // Catch bogus error checks (i.e.: "!fd" instead of "fd != -1").
   bool operator!() const = delete;