diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php
index a72541a1ee..837d15146d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class WP_REST_Autosaves_Controller extends WP_REST_Revisions_Controller {
 			$autosave_is_different = false;
 
 			foreach ( array_intersect( array_keys( $new_autosave ), array_keys( _wp_post_revision_fields( $post ) ) ) as $field ) {
-				if ( normalize_whitespace( $new_autosave[ $field ] ) != normalize_whitespace( $post->$field ) ) {
+				if ( normalize_whitespace( $new_autosave[ $field ] ) !== normalize_whitespace( $post->$field ) ) {
 					$autosave_is_different = true;
 					break;
 				}