diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index 824b79e7cc..1c75643152 100755
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ def show_match_tracks(self):
 
             # Construct the line tuple for the track.
             left, right = self.make_line(item, track_info)
-            if left != right:
+            if right["contents"] == "":
                 lines.append((left, right))
             else:
                 if config["import"]["detail"]: