diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
index fec56553e4..4789ef94bd 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
         if not isinstance(other, Variable):
             return NotImplemented
         return self.__class__.__name__ == other.__class__.__name__ \
-            and self._name == other._name
+            and self.get() == other.get()
 
 
 class StringVar(Variable):