diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/unicorn/no_thenable.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/unicorn/no_thenable.rs
index 77d672978..9b80c6f9f 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/unicorn/no_thenable.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/unicorn/no_thenable.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ fn check_expression(expr: &Expression, ctx: &LintContext<'_>) -> Option<oxc_span
             }
         }
         Expression::TemplateLiteral(lit) => {
-            lit.quasi().and_then(|quasi| if quasi == &"then" { Some(lit.span) } else { None })
+            lit.quasi().and_then(|quasi| if quasi == "then" { Some(lit.span) } else { None })
         }
         Expression::Identifier(ident) => {
             let tab = ctx.semantic().symbols();
diff --git a/crates/oxc_span/src/atom.rs b/crates/oxc_span/src/atom.rs
index c7f47fece..5dabea103 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_span/src/atom.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_span/src/atom.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ impl<'a> PartialEq<Atom<'a>> for &str {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> PartialEq<str> for Atom<'a> {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &str) -> bool {
+        self.as_str() == other
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> hash::Hash for Atom<'a> {
     fn hash<H: hash::Hasher>(&self, hasher: &mut H) {
         self.as_str().hash(hasher);