diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
index c8b586aced20..899906e0bcb4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static struct avs_tplg_path *avs_condpath_find_variant(struct avs_dev *adev,
 static bool avs_tplg_path_template_id_equal(struct avs_tplg_path_template_id *id,
 					    struct avs_tplg_path_template_id *id2)
 {
-	return id->id == id2->id && !strcmp(id->tplg_name, id2->tplg_name);
+	return id->id == id2->id && !sysfs_streq(id->tplg_name, id2->tplg_name);
 }
 
 static struct avs_path *avs_condpath_find_match(struct avs_dev *adev,