diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ae938627f..4e5712c82 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2008-01-18 Jim Sack <jgsack@san.rr.com>
+	* src/GrampsDb/_WriteGedcom.py : #1621 use os.path.samefile in write_photo
+
 2008-01-17 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DataViews/_RelationView.py: isue #1605, not twice in same family
 
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@
 	include sources (when available) for media objects
 
 2008-01-04 Jerome Rapinat  <romjerome@yahoo.fr>
-        * src/DateHandler/_Date_fr.py : typo
+	* src/DateHandler/_Date_fr.py : typo
 
 2008-01-03 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
 	* data/gramps.desktop.in: list more mime types, item 851
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_WriteGedcom.py b/src/GrampsDb/_WriteGedcom.py
index 6222e6d14..f4fc5f596 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_WriteGedcom.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_WriteGedcom.py
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ class GedcomWriter(UpdateCallback):
                 return
             basename = os.path.basename(path)
             dest = os.path.join (imgdir, basename)
-            if dest != path:
+            if not os.path.samefile(dest,path):
                 try:
                     shutil.copyfile(path, dest)
                     shutil.copystat(path, dest)