diff --git a/OpenEXR/IlmImfTest/testCompositeDeepScanLine.cpp b/OpenEXR/IlmImfTest/testCompositeDeepScanLine.cpp
index 39547508be..190c82c3de 100644
--- a/OpenEXR/IlmImfTest/testCompositeDeepScanLine.cpp
+++ b/OpenEXR/IlmImfTest/testCompositeDeepScanLine.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class data
     
     data() : _inserting_result(false),_started(false)
     {  
-        if(typeid(T)==typeid(half))
+        if(typeid(T).hash_code()==typeid(half).hash_code())
         {
             _type = OPENEXR_IMF_NAMESPACE::HALF;
         }
diff --git a/PyIlmBase/PyIex/PyIexTypeTranslator.h b/PyIlmBase/PyIex/PyIexTypeTranslator.h
index f613474f38..1ebea26beb 100644
--- a/PyIlmBase/PyIex/PyIexTypeTranslator.h
+++ b/PyIlmBase/PyIex/PyIexTypeTranslator.h
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ template <class T>
 typename TypeTranslator<BaseClass>::ClassDesc *
 TypeTranslator<BaseClass>::findClassDesc (ClassDesc *cd)
 {
-    if (cd->typeInfo() == typeid (T))
+    if (cd->typeInfo().hash_code() == typeid (T).hash_code())
 	return cd;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < cd->numDerivedClasses(); ++i)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ template <class T>
 const typename TypeTranslator<BaseClass>::ClassDesc *
 TypeTranslator<BaseClass>::findClassDesc (const ClassDesc *cd) const
 {
-    if (cd->typeInfo() == typeid (T))
+    if (cd->typeInfo().hash_code() == typeid (T).hash_code())
 	return cd;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < cd->numDerivedClasses(); ++i)