diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index f959978c7aacdfca1da94b25021f1c86af1bcfb4..cf0f89364d4411f8321bdf69bff7b64725b5612f 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -8878,13 +8878,13 @@ static int __must_check __init get_thinkpad_model_data(
 	}
 
 	s = dmi_get_system_info(DMI_PRODUCT_VERSION);
-	if (s && !(strnicmp(s, "ThinkPad", 8) && strnicmp(s, "Lenovo", 6))) {
+	if (s && !(strncasecmp(s, "ThinkPad", 8) && strncasecmp(s, "Lenovo", 6))) {
 		tp->model_str = kstrdup(s, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!tp->model_str)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	} else {
 		s = dmi_get_system_info(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR);
-		if (s && !(strnicmp(s, "Lenovo", 6))) {
+		if (s && !(strncasecmp(s, "Lenovo", 6))) {
 			tp->model_str = kstrdup(s, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!tp->model_str)
 				return -ENOMEM;