diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Half.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Half.cs
index 1840f3c61107e6..98852c424c6a83 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Half.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Half.cs
@@ -422,11 +422,9 @@ public override bool Equals(object? obj)
         /// </summary>
         public bool Equals(Half other)
         {
-            if (this == other)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-            return IsNaN(this) && IsNaN(other);
+            return _value == other._value
+                || AreZero(this, other)
+                || (IsNaN(this) && IsNaN(other));
         }
 
         /// <summary>