diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
index d28a8c2..7206547 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
@@ -3574,7 +3574,7 @@
 	int ret, rc;
 
 	p = name;
-	if (strnicmp(p, "0x", 2) == 0)
+	if (strncasecmp(p, "0x", 2) == 0)
 		p += 2;
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	len = strlen(p);