diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index d26008f37a2c..d3af2bf307e1 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -9612,7 +9612,7 @@ struct msr_counter *find_msrp_by_name(struct msr_counter *head, char *name)
 	for (mp = head; mp; mp = mp->next) {
 		if (debug)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s %s\n", __func__, name, mp->name);
-		if (!strncmp(name, mp->name, strlen(mp->name)))
+		if (!strcmp(name, mp->name))
 			return mp;
 	}
 	return NULL;