1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/eshell/em-unix.el b/lisp/eshell/em-unix.el
index 985191080a1..c568a4286f4 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/em-unix.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/em-unix.el
@@ -342,9 +342,11 @@ Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.")
                  (eq system-type 'ms-dos))
              (setq attr (eshell-file-attributes (car files)))
              (nth 10 attr-target) (nth 10 attr)
+             ;; Use equal, not -, since the inode and the device could
+             ;; cons cells.
              (equal (nth 10 attr-target) (nth 10 attr))
              (nth 11 attr-target) (nth 11 attr)
-             (= (nth 11 attr-target) (nth 11 attr)))
+             (equal (nth 11 attr-target) (nth 11 attr)))
         (eshell-error (format "%s: `%s' and `%s' are the same file\n"
                               command (car files) target)))
        (t
@@ -366,14 +368,16 @@ Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty.")
                 (let (eshell-warn-dot-directories)
                   (if (and (not deep)
                            (eq func 'rename-file)
-                           (= (nth 11 (eshell-file-attributes
-                                       (file-name-directory
-                                        (directory-file-name
-                                         (expand-file-name source)))))
-                              (nth 11 (eshell-file-attributes
-                                       (file-name-directory
-                                        (directory-file-name
-                                         (expand-file-name target)))))))
+                           ;; Use equal, since the device might be a
+                           ;; cons cell.
+                           (equal (nth 11 (eshell-file-attributes
+                                           (file-name-directory
+                                            (directory-file-name
+                                             (expand-file-name source)))))
+                                  (nth 11 (eshell-file-attributes
+                                           (file-name-directory
+                                            (directory-file-name
+                                             (expand-file-name target)))))))
                       (apply 'eshell-funcalln func source target args)
                   (unless (file-directory-p target)
                     (if verbose