diff --git a/vllm/v1/core/sched/policy/shortest_job_first.py b/vllm/v1/core/sched/policy/shortest_job_first.py
index 4d9ba0de11b65..409f9e6ec96ca 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/core/sched/policy/shortest_job_first.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/core/sched/policy/shortest_job_first.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class WeightedScoreSorter:
     def __eq__(self, other_request_weighted_score: object) -> bool:
         if not isinstance(other_request_weighted_score, WeightedScoreSorter):
             return NotImplemented
-        return self.weighted_score == other_request_weighted_score.weighted_score
+        return self.request.request_id == other_request_weighted_score.request.request_id
 
     def __update_stats(self):
         self.wait_time = time.time() - self.request_arrival_time