diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index a8478a217dee..a0eb0941fa84 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ sched_feat_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	buf[cnt] = 0;
 	cmp = strstrip(buf);
 
-	if (strncmp(buf, "NO_", 3) == 0) {
+	if (strncmp(cmp, "NO_", 3) == 0) {
 		neg = 1;
 		cmp += 3;
 	}