diff --git a/drivers/of/property.c b/drivers/of/property.c
index 4e3524227720..ce5ada040d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/of/property.c
+++ b/drivers/of/property.c
@@ -1294,17 +1294,6 @@ static struct device_node *parse_##fname(struct device_node *np,	  \
 	return parse_prop_cells(np, prop_name, index, name, cells);	  \
 }
 
-static int strcmp_suffix(const char *str, const char *suffix)
-{
-	unsigned int len, suffix_len;
-
-	len = strlen(str);
-	suffix_len = strlen(suffix);
-	if (len <= suffix_len)
-		return -1;
-	return strcmp(str + len - suffix_len, suffix);
-}
-
 /**
  * parse_suffix_prop_cells - Suffix property parsing function for suppliers
  *
@@ -1331,7 +1320,7 @@ static struct device_node *parse_suffix_prop_cells(struct device_node *np,
 {
 	struct of_phandle_args sup_args;
 
-	if (strcmp_suffix(prop_name, suffix))
+	if (!strends(prop_name, suffix))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, prop_name, cells_name, index,
@@ -1416,7 +1405,7 @@ DEFINE_SUFFIX_PROP(gpio, "-gpio", "#gpio-cells")
 static struct device_node *parse_gpios(struct device_node *np,
 				       const char *prop_name, int index)
 {
-	if (!strcmp_suffix(prop_name, ",nr-gpios"))
+	if (strends(prop_name, ",nr-gpios"))
 		return NULL;
 
 	return parse_suffix_prop_cells(np, prop_name, index, "-gpios",