diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8188/mt8188-dai-etdm.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8188/mt8188-dai-etdm.c
index 16440dd0a89c..2a48f5fd6826 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8188/mt8188-dai-etdm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8188/mt8188-dai-etdm.c
@@ -576,13 +576,13 @@ static int mtk_apll_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU:
-		if (strcmp(w->name, APLL1_W_NAME) == 0)
+		if (snd_soc_dapm_widget_name_cmp(w, APLL1_W_NAME) == 0)
 			mt8188_apll1_enable(afe);
 		else
 			mt8188_apll2_enable(afe);
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD:
-		if (strcmp(w->name, APLL1_W_NAME) == 0)
+		if (snd_soc_dapm_widget_name_cmp(w, APLL1_W_NAME) == 0)
 			mt8188_apll1_disable(afe);
 		else
 			mt8188_apll2_disable(afe);