diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_sysfs.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_sysfs.c
index e2079090ca6f..9b49f156a12e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_sysfs.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_sysfs.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ enum {
 
 static inline int strmatch(const char *a, const char *b)
 {
-	return strnicmp(a, b, strlen(b)) == 0;
+	return strncasecmp(a, b, strlen(b)) == 0;
 }
 
 /* parse the contents after the line "[codec]"