diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemView.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemView.java
index a9060570ac3..cb6a6d37217 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemView.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemView.java
@@ -4935,9 +4935,18 @@ public class SystemView extends SafeTreeViewer implements ISystemTree, ISystemRe
 		// compare with node
 		Object data = parent.getData();
 		if (data != null) {
-			if (data == element) {
+			if (data == element) 
+			{
 				return parent;
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				// fix for 174270 
+				if (data.equals(element))
+				{
+					return parent;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		// recurse over children
 		Item[] items = getChildren(parent);
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemView.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemView.java
index a9060570ac3..cb6a6d37217 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemView.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemView.java
@@ -4935,9 +4935,18 @@ public class SystemView extends SafeTreeViewer implements ISystemTree, ISystemRe
 		// compare with node
 		Object data = parent.getData();
 		if (data != null) {
-			if (data == element) {
+			if (data == element) 
+			{
 				return parent;
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				// fix for 174270 
+				if (data.equals(element))
+				{
+					return parent;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		// recurse over children
 		Item[] items = getChildren(parent);