diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-adda.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-adda.c
index 247ab8df941f..85ae3f76d951 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-adda.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-adda.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static int mtk_adda_mtkaif_cfg_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 					   MTKAIF_RXIF_CLKINV_ADC_MASK_SFT,
 					   BIT(MTKAIF_RXIF_CLKINV_ADC_SFT));
 
-			if (strcmp(w->name, "ADDA_MTKAIF_CFG") == 0) {
+			if (snd_soc_dapm_widget_name_cmp(w, "ADDA_MTKAIF_CFG") == 0) {
 				if (afe_priv->mtkaif_chosen_phase[0] < 0 &&
 				    afe_priv->mtkaif_chosen_phase[1] < 0) {
 					dev_err(afe->dev,
diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-hw-gain.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-hw-gain.c
index 33edd6cbde12..75cb30790b1b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-hw-gain.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-hw-gain.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int mtk_hw_gain_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU:
-		if (strcmp(w->name, HW_GAIN_1_EN_W_NAME) == 0) {
+		if (snd_soc_dapm_widget_name_cmp(w, HW_GAIN_1_EN_W_NAME) == 0) {
 			gain_cur = AFE_GAIN1_CUR;
 			gain_con1 = AFE_GAIN1_CON1;
 		} else {
diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-i2s.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-i2s.c
index f07181be4370..7c4021221950 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-i2s.c
@@ -393,13 +393,13 @@ static int mtk_apll_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU:
-		if (strcmp(w->name, APLL1_W_NAME) == 0)
+		if (snd_soc_dapm_widget_name_cmp(w, APLL1_W_NAME) == 0)
 			mt8186_apll1_enable(afe);
 		else
 			mt8186_apll2_enable(afe);
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD:
-		if (strcmp(w->name, APLL1_W_NAME) == 0)
+		if (snd_soc_dapm_widget_name_cmp(w, APLL1_W_NAME) == 0)
 			mt8186_apll1_disable(afe);
 		else
 			mt8186_apll2_disable(afe);
diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-src.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-src.c
index 67989ffd67ca..e475f4591aef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-src.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-dai-src.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int mtk_hw_src_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	struct mtk_afe_src_priv *src_priv;
 	unsigned int reg;
 
-	if (strcmp(w->name, HW_SRC_1_EN_W_NAME) == 0)
+	if (snd_soc_dapm_widget_name_cmp(w, HW_SRC_1_EN_W_NAME) == 0)
 		id = MT8186_DAI_SRC_1;
 	else
 		id = MT8186_DAI_SRC_2;
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static int mtk_afe_src_en_connect(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *source,
 	struct mt8186_afe_private *afe_priv = afe->platform_priv;
 	struct mtk_afe_src_priv *src_priv;
 
-	if (strcmp(w->name, HW_SRC_1_EN_W_NAME) == 0)
+	if (snd_soc_dapm_widget_name_cmp(w, HW_SRC_1_EN_W_NAME) == 0)
 		src_priv = afe_priv->dai_priv[MT8186_DAI_SRC_1];
 	else
 		src_priv = afe_priv->dai_priv[MT8186_DAI_SRC_2];