diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index 34a27282f0..1b41ffdc0e 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ func (ae *AcceptedError) Is(target error) bool {
 	if !ok {
 		return false
 	}
-	return bytes.Compare(ae.Raw, v.Raw) == 0
+	return bytes.Equal(ae.Raw, v.Raw)
 }
 
 // AbuseRateLimitError occurs when GitHub returns 403 Forbidden response with the