diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.terminals.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/terminals/core/elements/TerminalElement.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.terminals.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/terminals/core/elements/TerminalElement.java
index ad87ead2e9e..a90966c24b3 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.terminals.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/terminals/core/elements/TerminalElement.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.terminals.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/terminals/core/elements/TerminalElement.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /********************************************************************************
  * Copyright (c) 2008 MontaVista Software, Inc.
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms
- * of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution, and is 
+ * of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution, and is
  * available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
- * 
+ *
  * Contributors:
  * Yu-Fen Kuo (MontaVista)      - initial API and implementation
  * Anna Dushistova (MontaVista) - initial API and implementation
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class TerminalElement extends AbstractResource {
         super(terminalServiceSubSystem);
         this.name = name;
     }
-    
+
     public String getName() {
         return name;
     }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class TerminalElement extends AbstractResource {
 
     public int hashCode() {
         if (terminalShell != null)
-            return terminalShell.hashCode() + name.hashCode();
+            return terminalShell.hashCode() * 37 + name.hashCode();
         return name.hashCode() ;
     }