diff --git a/kernel/printk/braille.c b/kernel/printk/braille.c
index 1d21ebacfdb8..17a9591e54ff 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/braille.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/braille.c
@@ -11,11 +11,18 @@
 
 int _braille_console_setup(char **str, char **brl_options)
 {
-	if (!strncmp(*str, "brl,", 4)) {
+	size_t len;
+
+	len = str_has_prefix(*str, "brl,");
+	if (len) {
 		*brl_options = "";
-		*str += 4;
-	} else if (!strncmp(*str, "brl=", 4)) {
-		*brl_options = *str + 4;
+		*str += len;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	len = str_has_prefix(*str, "brl=");
+	if (len) {
+		*brl_options = *str + len;
 		*str = strchr(*brl_options, ',');
 		if (!*str) {
 			pr_err("need port name after brl=\n");
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 1888f6a3b694..43a31015ec93 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -118,19 +118,29 @@ static unsigned int __read_mostly devkmsg_log = DEVKMSG_LOG_MASK_DEFAULT;
 
 static int __control_devkmsg(char *str)
 {
+	size_t len;
+
 	if (!str)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!strncmp(str, "on", 2)) {
+	len = str_has_prefix(str, "on");
+	if (len) {
 		devkmsg_log = DEVKMSG_LOG_MASK_ON;
-		return 2;
-	} else if (!strncmp(str, "off", 3)) {
-		devkmsg_log = DEVKMSG_LOG_MASK_OFF;
-		return 3;
-	} else if (!strncmp(str, "ratelimit", 9)) {
-		devkmsg_log = DEVKMSG_LOG_MASK_DEFAULT;
-		return 9;
+		return len;
 	}
+
+	len = str_has_prefix(str, "off");
+	if (len) {
+		devkmsg_log = DEVKMSG_LOG_MASK_OFF;
+		return len;
+	}
+
+	len = str_has_prefix(str, "ratelimit");
+	if (len) {
+		devkmsg_log = DEVKMSG_LOG_MASK_DEFAULT;
+		return len;
+	}
+
 	return -EINVAL;
 }