According to the Kouchnirenko Theorem, for a generic (precisely non-degenerate in the Kouchnirenko sense) isolated singularity f its Milnor number µ(f ) is equal to the Newton number ν(Γ + (f )) of a combinatorial object associated to f , the Newton polyhedron Γ + (f ). We give a simple condition characterising, in terms of Γ + (f ) and Γ + (g), the equality ν(Γ + (f )) = ν(Γ + (g)), for any surface singularities f and g satisfying Γ + (f ) ⊂ Γ + (g). This is a complete solution to an Arnold's problem in this case.