diff --git a/opm/core/simulator/EquilibrationHelpers.hpp b/opm/core/simulator/EquilibrationHelpers.hpp
index 9b062664..f7c76435 100644
--- a/opm/core/simulator/EquilibrationHelpers.hpp
+++ b/opm/core/simulator/EquilibrationHelpers.hpp
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ namespace Opm
             const PcEq f(props, phase, cell, 0);
             const double f0 = f(sminarr[phase]);
             const double f1 = f(smaxarr[phase]);
-            return std::abs(f0 - f1 < std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon());
+            return std::abs(f0 - f1) < std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon();
         }
 
     } // namespace Equil
diff --git a/tests/test_equil.cpp b/tests/test_equil.cpp
index febc4316..78b3d10d 100644
--- a/tests/test_equil.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_equil.cpp
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (DeckAllDead)
     // the true answer or something else.
     const double reltol = 1.0e-3;
     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(pressures[0][first] , 1.496329839e7   , reltol);
-    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(pressures[0][last ] , 1.50473245e7   , reltol);
-    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(pressures[1][last] , 1.50473245e7   , reltol);
+    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(pressures[0][last ] , 1.504526940e7   , reltol);
+    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(pressures[1][last] , 1.504526940e7   , reltol);
 }