diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 6463f35..6fdd5c70 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 	struct cpufreq_governor *t;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(t, &cpufreq_governor_list, governor_list)
-		if (!strnicmp(str_governor, t->name, CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN))
+		if (!strncasecmp(str_governor, t->name, CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN))
 			return t;
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -455,10 +455,10 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	if (cpufreq_driver->setpolicy) {
-		if (!strnicmp(str_governor, "performance", CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN)) {
+		if (!strncasecmp(str_governor, "performance", CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN)) {
 			*policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE;
 			err = 0;
-		} else if (!strnicmp(str_governor, "powersave",
+		} else if (!strncasecmp(str_governor, "powersave",
 						CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN)) {
 			*policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE;
 			err = 0;