diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index c16c0a0e2464002268f0db0db1ed3c051a55d2d8..6c4ffc767b91a16bfdc1e1aef9885bee66be3736 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
 		break;
 	case SHN_ABS:
 		/* CRC'd symbol */
-		if (memcmp(symname, CRC_PFX, strlen(CRC_PFX)) == 0) {
+		if (strncmp(symname, CRC_PFX, strlen(CRC_PFX)) == 0) {
 			crc = (unsigned int) sym->st_value;
 			sym_update_crc(symname + strlen(CRC_PFX), mod, crc,
 					export);
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
 		break;
 	default:
 		/* All exported symbols */
-		if (memcmp(symname, KSYMTAB_PFX, strlen(KSYMTAB_PFX)) == 0) {
+		if (strncmp(symname, KSYMTAB_PFX, strlen(KSYMTAB_PFX)) == 0) {
 			sym_add_exported(symname + strlen(KSYMTAB_PFX), mod,
 					export);
 		}