diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c
index 1da8f2b0451..56e1d893214 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ is_in_list(char **list, char *item)
     }
 
     while (NULL != list[i]) {
-        if (0 == strncmp(item, list[i], strlen(list[i]))) {
+        if (0 == strncasecmp(item, list[i], strlen(list[i]))) {
             return 1;
         } else {
             i++;