diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/msm_performance.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/msm_performance.c
index c2b37658d4a7..21a1f98cde64 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/msm_performance.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/msm_performance.c
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ static ssize_t set_core_ctl_register(struct kobject *kobj,
 	bool old_val = core_ctl_register;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = sscanf(buf, "%du", &core_ctl_register);
+	ret = kstrtobool(buf, &core_ctl_register);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_err("msm_perf: getting new core_ctl_register failed, ret=%d\n", ret);
 		return ret;