diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
index a808baf5d3095cbbade21655e716ef9a4a8a8859..4aa3c053297f366208d9611a6aacfc8175a6906f 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ static int cmp_label(unsigned short ident, const char *label)
 	}
 
 	if (label)
-		return strncmp(str_ident[ident].name,
-				 label, strlen(label));
+		return strcmp(str_ident[ident].name, label);
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
 }