diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
index 558444b23923..42b4f2f3b557 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
@@ -149,17 +149,16 @@ mtrr_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t * ppos)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	ptr = skip_spaces(ptr + 5);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < MTRR_NUM_TYPES; ++i) {
-		if (strcmp(ptr, mtrr_strings[i]))
-			continue;
-		base >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
-		size >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
-		err = mtrr_add_page((unsigned long)base, (unsigned long)size, i, true);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
-		return len;
-	}
-	return -EINVAL;
+	i = match_string(mtrr_strings, MTRR_NUM_TYPES, ptr);
+	if (i < 0)
+		return i;
+
+	base >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
+	size >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
+	err = mtrr_add_page((unsigned long)base, (unsigned long)size, i, true);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	return len;
 }
 
 static long