diff --git a/lib/ssh.c b/lib/ssh.c
index fff578c7b..ad1147511 100644
--- a/lib/ssh.c
+++ b/lib/ssh.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static CURLcode ssh_check_fingerprint(struct connectdata *conn)
    * against a known fingerprint, if available.
    */
   if(pubkey_md5 && strlen(pubkey_md5) == 32) {
-    if(!fingerprint || !strequal(md5buffer, pubkey_md5)) {
+    if(!fingerprint || strcmp(md5buffer, pubkey_md5)) {
       if(fingerprint)
         failf(data,
             "Denied establishing ssh session: mismatch md5 fingerprint. "