diff --git a/bugpattern/SuperCallToObjectMethod.md b/bugpattern/SuperCallToObjectMethod.md
index 27e85326d28..4ce502ae08e 100644
--- a/bugpattern/SuperCallToObjectMethod.md
+++ b/bugpattern/SuperCallToObjectMethod.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
   if (obj instanceof Foo) {
     return super.equals(obj) && id == ((Foo) obj).id;
   }
-  return obj;
+  return false;
 }
 
 @Override
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
   if (obj instanceof Foo) {
     return id == ((Foo) obj).id;
   }
-  return obj;
+  return false;
 }
 
 @Override
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
     }
     return id.equals(((Foo) obj).id);
   }
-  return obj;
+  return false;
 }
 
 @Override