diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-allocator.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-allocator.c
index 9291847b1d14..d34e2ff80e37 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-allocator.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-allocator.c
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 static bool __must_check fsl_mc_is_allocatable(const char *obj_type)
 {
-	return strcmp(obj_type, "dpbp") == 0 ||
-	       strcmp(obj_type, "dpmcp") == 0 ||
-	       strcmp(obj_type, "dpcon") == 0;
+	return strcmp(obj_type, "dpbp") ||
+	       strcmp(obj_type, "dpmcp") ||
+	       strcmp(obj_type, "dpcon");
 }
 
 /**