diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
index a64fa15790e53f8ad0eda7c53b73be8bd849f2aa..1d5341f3761dfe1e57cc6505493bf270cca672de 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ static int ip_vs_ftp_get_addrport(char *data, char *data_limit,
 
 	if (data_limit - data < plen) {
 		/* check if there is partial match */
-		if (strnicmp(data, pattern, data_limit - data) == 0)
+		if (strncasecmp(data, pattern, data_limit - data) == 0)
 			return -1;
 		else
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (strnicmp(data, pattern, plen) != 0) {
+	if (strncasecmp(data, pattern, plen) != 0) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 	s = data + plen;
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static int ip_vs_ftp_in(struct ip_vs_app *app, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
 	data_limit = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
 
 	while (data <= data_limit - 6) {
-		if (strnicmp(data, "PASV\r\n", 6) == 0) {
+		if (strncasecmp(data, "PASV\r\n", 6) == 0) {
 			/* Passive mode on */
 			IP_VS_DBG(7, "got PASV at %td of %td\n",
 				  data - data_start,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
index b8a0924064ef79abae8999e05d4622df961209c0..b666959f17c0856f8303fee7467a5e7cc4ff4962 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
@@ -304,12 +304,12 @@ static int find_pattern(const char *data, size_t dlen,
 
 	if (dlen <= plen) {
 		/* Short packet: try for partial? */
-		if (strnicmp(data, pattern, dlen) == 0)
+		if (strncasecmp(data, pattern, dlen) == 0)
 			return -1;
 		else return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (strnicmp(data, pattern, plen) != 0) {
+	if (strncasecmp(data, pattern, plen) != 0) {
 #if 0
 		size_t i;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
index 4c3ba1c8d682d16abe0912f80525a84d184130db..885b4aba369565a8edcf6aaaead9b921d043d2b8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ int ct_sip_parse_request(const struct nf_conn *ct,
 	for (; dptr < limit - strlen("sip:"); dptr++) {
 		if (*dptr == '\r' || *dptr == '\n')
 			return -1;
-		if (strnicmp(dptr, "sip:", strlen("sip:")) == 0) {
+		if (strncasecmp(dptr, "sip:", strlen("sip:")) == 0) {
 			dptr += strlen("sip:");
 			break;
 		}
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static const char *ct_sip_header_search(const char *dptr, const char *limit,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (strnicmp(dptr, needle, len) == 0)
+		if (strncasecmp(dptr, needle, len) == 0)
 			return dptr;
 	}
 	return NULL;
@@ -383,10 +383,10 @@ int ct_sip_get_header(const struct nf_conn *ct, const char *dptr,
 		/* Find header. Compact headers must be followed by a
 		 * non-alphabetic character to avoid mismatches. */
 		if (limit - dptr >= hdr->len &&
-		    strnicmp(dptr, hdr->name, hdr->len) == 0)
+		    strncasecmp(dptr, hdr->name, hdr->len) == 0)
 			dptr += hdr->len;
 		else if (hdr->cname && limit - dptr >= hdr->clen + 1 &&
-			 strnicmp(dptr, hdr->cname, hdr->clen) == 0 &&
+			 strncasecmp(dptr, hdr->cname, hdr->clen) == 0 &&
 			 !isalpha(*(dptr + hdr->clen)))
 			dptr += hdr->clen;
 		else
@@ -620,9 +620,9 @@ static int ct_sip_parse_transport(struct nf_conn *ct, const char *dptr,
 
 	if (ct_sip_parse_param(ct, dptr, dataoff, datalen, "transport=",
 			       &matchoff, &matchlen)) {
-		if (!strnicmp(dptr + matchoff, "TCP", strlen("TCP")))
+		if (!strncasecmp(dptr + matchoff, "TCP", strlen("TCP")))
 			*proto = IPPROTO_TCP;
-		else if (!strnicmp(dptr + matchoff, "UDP", strlen("UDP")))
+		else if (!strncasecmp(dptr + matchoff, "UDP", strlen("UDP")))
 			*proto = IPPROTO_UDP;
 		else
 			return 0;
@@ -743,10 +743,10 @@ int ct_sip_get_sdp_header(const struct nf_conn *ct, const char *dptr,
 
 		if (term != SDP_HDR_UNSPEC &&
 		    limit - dptr >= thdr->len &&
-		    strnicmp(dptr, thdr->name, thdr->len) == 0)
+		    strncasecmp(dptr, thdr->name, thdr->len) == 0)
 			break;
 		else if (limit - dptr >= hdr->len &&
-			 strnicmp(dptr, hdr->name, hdr->len) == 0)
+			 strncasecmp(dptr, hdr->name, hdr->len) == 0)
 			dptr += hdr->len;
 		else
 			continue;
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ static int process_sip_response(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 		if (handler->response == NULL)
 			continue;
 		if (*datalen < matchend + handler->len ||
-		    strnicmp(*dptr + matchend, handler->method, handler->len))
+		    strncasecmp(*dptr + matchend, handler->method, handler->len))
 			continue;
 		return handler->response(skb, protoff, dataoff, dptr, datalen,
 					 cseq, code);
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ static int process_sip_request(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 		if (handler->request == NULL)
 			continue;
 		if (*datalen < handler->len ||
-		    strnicmp(*dptr, handler->method, handler->len))
+		    strncasecmp(*dptr, handler->method, handler->len))
 			continue;
 
 		if (ct_sip_get_header(ct, *dptr, 0, *datalen, SIP_HDR_CSEQ,
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ static int process_sip_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
 	const struct nf_nat_sip_hooks *hooks;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (strnicmp(*dptr, "SIP/2.0 ", strlen("SIP/2.0 ")) != 0)
+	if (strncasecmp(*dptr, "SIP/2.0 ", strlen("SIP/2.0 ")) != 0)
 		ret = process_sip_request(skb, protoff, dataoff, dptr, datalen);
 	else
 		ret = process_sip_response(skb, protoff, dataoff, dptr, datalen);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
index daad6022c689c47a66a47e7a89a83c0c848c53d6..d7197649dba689bae96edb10848e8c1c3d4a63f6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static struct nf_logger *__find_logger(int pf, const char *str_logger)
 
 		log = rcu_dereference_protected(loggers[pf][i],
 						lockdep_is_held(&nf_log_mutex));
-		if (!strnicmp(str_logger, log->name, strlen(log->name)))
+		if (!strncasecmp(str_logger, log->name, strlen(log->name)))
 			return log;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_sip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_sip.c
index b4d691db955ed451954381e01baeed57ca588d11..791fac4fd74534e0481d409a182c2d5e5544deac 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_sip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_sip.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static unsigned int nf_nat_sip(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 	int request, in_header;
 
 	/* Basic rules: requests and responses. */
-	if (strnicmp(*dptr, "SIP/2.0", strlen("SIP/2.0")) != 0) {
+	if (strncasecmp(*dptr, "SIP/2.0", strlen("SIP/2.0")) != 0) {
 		if (ct_sip_parse_request(ct, *dptr, *datalen,
 					 &matchoff, &matchlen,
 					 &addr, &port) > 0 &&