Java EE (Java Enterprise Edition) General Discussion

Here is the code. I am totally lost. Why it complains the equal sign? It is there, isn't?

"org.apache.jasper.JasperException: /WEB-INF/views/shop/admin/imageManagement/content.jsp(18,76) equal symbol expected"

<select name="<c:out value="${image.id}"/>">
	<c:forEach var="s" items="${suq}">
 		<c:if test="${image.sequence == s}">                       <---- this line
			<option value="<c:out value="${s}"/>"><c:out value="${s}" checked/></option> 
		</c:if>
		<c:if test="${image.sequence != s}"> 
			<option value="<c:out value="${s}"/>"><c:out value="${s}"/></option> 
	 	</c:if> 
	</c:forEach>
</select>