diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c
index c56fcbb37066..38767d797914 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c
@@ -2279,7 +2279,7 @@ static int __init sxgbe_cmdline_opt(char *str)
 	if (!str || !*str)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	while ((opt = strsep(&str, ",")) != NULL) {
-		if (!strncmp(opt, "eee_timer:", 6)) {
+		if (!strncmp(opt, "eee_timer:", 10)) {
 			if (kstrtoint(opt + 10, 0, &eee_timer))
 				goto err;
 		}