diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index bb5806a2bd4c..8dd753539c06 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -3324,7 +3324,7 @@ struct device *device_find_child_by_name(struct device *parent,
 
 	klist_iter_init(&parent->p->klist_children, &i);
 	while ((child = next_device(&i)))
-		if (!strcmp(dev_name(child), name) && get_device(child))
+		if (sysfs_streq(dev_name(child), name) && get_device(child))
 			break;
 	klist_iter_exit(&i);
 	return child;