diff --git a/webtools/bugzilla/template/en/default/bug/create/create-guided.html.tmpl b/webtools/bugzilla/template/en/default/bug/create/create-guided.html.tmpl
index ec74d4321526..46512d940dcf 100644
--- a/webtools/bugzilla/template/en/default/bug/create/create-guided.html.tmpl
+++ b/webtools/bugzilla/template/en/default/bug/create/create-guided.html.tmpl
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function PutDescription() {
                     size="5" onchange="PutDescription()">
               [% FOREACH c = product.components %]
                 <option value="[% c.name FILTER html %]"
-                  [% " selected=\"selected\"" IF c == default.component_ %]>
+                  [% " selected=\"selected\"" IF c.name == default.component_ %]>
                   [% c.name FILTER html %]
                 </option>
               [% END %]