diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 20c7b3c12b56..c401b0b4353d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -2774,7 +2774,7 @@ netxen_store_bridged_mode(struct device *dev,
 	if (adapter->is_up != NETXEN_ADAPTER_UP_MAGIC)
 		goto err_out;
 
-	if (strict_strtoul(buf, 2, &new))
+	if (kstrtoul(buf, 2, &new))
 		goto err_out;
 
 	if (!netxen_config_bridged_mode(adapter, !!new))
@@ -2813,7 +2813,7 @@ netxen_store_diag_mode(struct device *dev,
 	struct netxen_adapter *adapter = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	unsigned long new;
 
-	if (strict_strtoul(buf, 2, &new))
+	if (kstrtoul(buf, 2, &new))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!!new != !!(adapter->flags & NETXEN_NIC_DIAG_ENABLED))
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sysfs.c
index 025a7192289d..7ec030abdf07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sysfs.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static ssize_t qlcnic_store_bridged_mode(struct device *dev,
 	if (!test_bit(__QLCNIC_DEV_UP, &adapter->state))
 		goto err_out;
 
-	if (strict_strtoul(buf, 2, &new))
+	if (kstrtoul(buf, 2, &new))
 		goto err_out;
 
 	if (!qlcnic_config_bridged_mode(adapter, !!new))
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static ssize_t qlcnic_store_diag_mode(struct device *dev,
 	struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	unsigned long new;
 
-	if (strict_strtoul(buf, 2, &new))
+	if (kstrtoul(buf, 2, &new))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!!new != !!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_DIAG_ENABLED))