diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
index 8574873..6e609d1 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
@@ -1052,8 +1052,7 @@ ifmaybeload(const char *name)
 				cp = mstat.name;
 			}
 			/* already loaded? */
-			if (strncmp(name, cp, strlen(cp)) == 0 ||
-			    strncmp(ifkind, cp, strlen(cp)) == 0)
+			if (strcmp(name, cp) == 0 || strcmp(ifkind, cp) == 0)
 				return;
 		}
 	}