diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
index 2bea22130703..bfe4602f206b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
@@ -311,13 +311,13 @@ static ssize_t connector_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 
 	buf[len] = '\0';
 
-	if (!strcmp(buf, "on"))
+	if (sysfs_streq(buf, "on"))
 		connector->force = DRM_FORCE_ON;
-	else if (!strcmp(buf, "digital"))
+	else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "digital"))
 		connector->force = DRM_FORCE_ON_DIGITAL;
-	else if (!strcmp(buf, "off"))
+	else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "off"))
 		connector->force = DRM_FORCE_OFF;
-	else if (!strcmp(buf, "unspecified"))
+	else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "unspecified"))
 		connector->force = DRM_FORCE_UNSPECIFIED;
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;