diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeType.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeType.java
index aa4ef6f53a..b6e1ff2ff3 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeType.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeType.java
@@ -637,14 +637,14 @@ public class MimeType implements Comparable<MimeType>, Serializable {
 			else if (mimeType2.isWildcardType() && !mimeType1.isWildcardType()) {  // audio/* > */*
 				return -1;
 			}
-			else {
+			else {  // mediaType1.getType().equals(mediaType2.getType())
 				if (mimeType1.isWildcardSubtype() && !mimeType2.isWildcardSubtype()) {  // audio/* < audio/basic
 					return 1;
 				}
 				else if (mimeType2.isWildcardSubtype() && !mimeType1.isWildcardSubtype()) {  // audio/basic > audio/*
 					return -1;
 				}
-				else {
+				else {  // mediaType2.getSubtype().equals(mediaType2.getSubtype())
 					return compareParameters(mimeType1, mimeType2);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/MediaType.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/MediaType.java
index ec57d77a5a..34d05d41d3 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/MediaType.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/MediaType.java
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ public class MediaType extends MimeType implements Serializable {
 		else if (mediaType2.isWildcardType() && !mediaType1.isWildcardType()) {  // audio/* > */*
 			return -1;
 		}
-		else {
+		else {  // mediaType1.getType().equals(mediaType2.getType())
 			if (mediaType1.isWildcardSubtype() && !mediaType2.isWildcardSubtype()) {  // audio/* < audio/basic
 				return 1;
 			}