diff --git a/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen3-usb2.c b/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen3-usb2.c
index d22b1ec2e58c79bb0bc10a721cf3b4e8144bf67a..50cdf2032f1b6f493bd22f200edd4a8e3d1e4c32 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen3-usb2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/renesas/phy-rcar-gen3-usb2.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/usb/of.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
@@ -241,9 +242,9 @@ static ssize_t role_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	if (!ch->has_otg_pins || !ch->phy->init_count)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (!strncmp(buf, "host", strlen("host")))
+	if (sysfs_streq(buf, "host"))
 		new_mode = PHY_MODE_USB_HOST;
-	else if (!strncmp(buf, "peripheral", strlen("peripheral")))
+	else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "peripheral"))
 		new_mode = PHY_MODE_USB_DEVICE;
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;