diff --git a/src/udev/udev-builtin-path_id.c b/src/udev/udev-builtin-path_id.c
index b6ed45d8bae..6e9adc6e963 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-builtin-path_id.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-builtin-path_id.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static int builtin_path_id(struct udev_device *dev, int argc, char *argv[], bool
          * devices do not expose their buses and do not provide a unique
          * and predictable name that way.
          */
-        if (streq(udev_device_get_subsystem(dev), "block") && !supported_transport)
+        if (streq_ptr(udev_device_get_subsystem(dev), "block") && !supported_transport)
                 path = mfree(path);
 
         if (path != NULL) {