diff --git a/src/main/java/graphql/language/DirectivesContainer.java b/src/main/java/graphql/language/DirectivesContainer.java
index 3acd7f55b7..a306fa7014 100644
--- a/src/main/java/graphql/language/DirectivesContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/graphql/language/DirectivesContainer.java
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ default List<Directive> getDirectives(String directiveName) {
      * @return true if the AST node contains one or more directives by the specified name
      */
     default boolean hasDirective(String directiveName) {
-        return !getDirectives(directiveName).isEmpty();
+        for (Directive d : getDirectives()) {
+            if (d.getName().equals(directiveName)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 }