diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
index 698b8c3b09d9..9a401aed98e0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
@@ -170,16 +170,11 @@ static void *edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, const char *name,
 	int i, valid_extensions = 0;
 	bool print_bad_edid = !connector->bad_edid_counter || (drm_debug & DRM_UT_KMS);
 
-	builtin = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < GENERIC_EDIDS; i++) {
-		if (strcmp(name, generic_edid_name[i]) == 0) {
-			fwdata = generic_edid[i];
-			fwsize = sizeof(generic_edid[i]);
-			builtin = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!builtin) {
+	builtin = match_string(generic_edid_name, GENERIC_EDIDS, name);
+	if (builtin >= 0) {
+		fwdata = generic_edid[builtin];
+		fwsize = sizeof(generic_edid[builtin]);
+	} else {
 		struct platform_device *pdev;
 		int err;
 
@@ -252,7 +247,7 @@ static void *edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	DRM_INFO("Got %s EDID base block and %d extension%s from "
-	    "\"%s\" for connector \"%s\"\n", builtin ? "built-in" :
+	    "\"%s\" for connector \"%s\"\n", (builtin >= 0) ? "built-in" :
 	    "external", valid_extensions, valid_extensions == 1 ? "" : "s",
 	    name, connector_name);