diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index d13385448168..eb9d48746ab4 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ ssize_t o2hb_heartbeat_group_mode_store(struct o2hb_heartbeat_group *group,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < O2HB_HEARTBEAT_NUM_MODES; ++i) {
-		if (strnicmp(page, o2hb_heartbeat_mode_desc[i], len))
+		if (strncasecmp(page, o2hb_heartbeat_mode_desc[i], len))
 			continue;
 
 		ret = o2hb_global_heartbeat_mode_set(i);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.c
index 07ac24fd9252..af7598bff1b5 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/masklog.c
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ static ssize_t mlog_mask_show(u64 mask, char *buf)
 
 static ssize_t mlog_mask_store(u64 mask, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	if (!strnicmp(buf, "allow", 5)) {
+	if (!strncasecmp(buf, "allow", 5)) {
 		__mlog_set_u64(mask, mlog_and_bits);
 		__mlog_clear_u64(mask, mlog_not_bits);
-	} else if (!strnicmp(buf, "deny", 4)) {
+	} else if (!strncasecmp(buf, "deny", 4)) {
 		__mlog_set_u64(mask, mlog_not_bits);
 		__mlog_clear_u64(mask, mlog_and_bits);
-	} else if (!strnicmp(buf, "off", 3)) {
+	} else if (!strncasecmp(buf, "off", 3)) {
 		__mlog_clear_u64(mask, mlog_not_bits);
 		__mlog_clear_u64(mask, mlog_and_bits);
 	} else