diff --git a/rust/kernel/str.rs b/rust/kernel/str.rs
index 28e2201604d6..002dcddf7c76 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/str.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/str.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
     }
 }
 
+impl PartialEq for BStr {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.deref().eq(other.deref())
+    }
+}
+
 /// Creates a new [`BStr`] from a string literal.
 ///
 /// `b_str!` converts the supplied string literal to byte string, so non-ASCII