diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_hpt366.c b/drivers/ata/pata_hpt366.c
index 0038dc4c06c7..e5fb7525a5df 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_hpt366.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_hpt366.c
@@ -176,17 +176,14 @@ static int hpt_dma_blacklisted(const struct ata_device *dev, char *modestr,
 			       const char * const list[])
 {
 	unsigned char model_num[ATA_ID_PROD_LEN + 1];
-	int i = 0;
+	int i;
 
 	ata_id_c_string(dev->id, model_num, ATA_ID_PROD, sizeof(model_num));
 
-	while (list[i] != NULL) {
-		if (!strcmp(list[i], model_num)) {
-			pr_warn("%s is not supported for %s\n",
-				modestr, list[i]);
-			return 1;
-		}
-		i++;
+	i = match_string(list, -1, model_num);
+	if (i >= 0) {
+		pr_warn("%s is not supported for %s\n", modestr, list[i]);
+		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }