diff --git a/tools/verification/rv/src/in_kernel.c b/tools/verification/rv/src/in_kernel.c
index 95eac9ab1484..e4f35940374f 100644
--- a/tools/verification/rv/src/in_kernel.c
+++ b/tools/verification/rv/src/in_kernel.c
@@ -193,8 +193,12 @@ static int ikm_fill_monitor_definition(char *name, struct monitor *ikm, char *co
 	nested_name = strstr(name, ":");
 	if (nested_name) {
 		/* it belongs in container if it starts with "container:" */
-		if (container && strstr(name, container) != name)
-			return 1;
+		if (container) {
+			int len = strlen(container);
+
+			if (strncmp(name, container, len) || name[len] != ':')
+				return 1;
+		}
 		*nested_name = '/';
 		++nested_name;
 		ikm->nested = 1;