diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index 842ee1547..7bb3f4ccb 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.89 -
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+  Fix string list selection to match whole words only, not prefixes.
 
 Version 1.02.88 - 5th August 2014
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diff --git a/libdm/libdm-report.c b/libdm/libdm-report.c
index b94cc0074..620283c88 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-report.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-report.c
@@ -1260,7 +1260,8 @@ static int _cmp_field_string_list_all(const struct str_list_sort_value *val,
 
 	/* both lists are sorted so they either match 1:1 or not */
 	dm_list_iterate_items(sel_item, sel->list) {
-		if (strncmp(sel_item->str, val->value + val->items[i].pos, val->items[i].len))
+		if ((strlen(sel_item->str) != val->items[i].len) ||
+		    strncmp(sel_item->str, val->value + val->items[i].pos, val->items[i].len))
 			return 0;
 		i++;
 	}
@@ -1285,7 +1286,8 @@ static int _cmp_field_string_list_any(const struct str_list_sort_value *val,
 		 *       Make use of the fact that the lists are sorted!
 		 */
 		for (i = 1; i <= val->items[0].len; i++) {
-			if (!strncmp(sel_item->str, val->value + val->items[i].pos, val->items[i].len))
+			if ((strlen(sel_item->str) == val->items[i].len) &&
+			    !strncmp(sel_item->str, val->value + val->items[i].pos, val->items[i].len))
 				return 1;
 		}
 	}