diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
index 8e562dc65601..18c5810b646b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static ssize_t tpm_store_ppi_request(struct device *dev,
 	 * is updated with function index from SUBREQ to SUBREQ2 since PPI
 	 * version 1.1
 	 */
-	if (strcmp(version, "1.1") == -1)
+	if (strcmp(version, "1.1") < 0)
 		params[2].integer.value = TPM_PPI_FN_SUBREQ;
 	else
 		params[2].integer.value = TPM_PPI_FN_SUBREQ2;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static ssize_t tpm_store_ppi_request(struct device *dev,
 	 * string/package type. For PPI version 1.0 and 1.1, use buffer type
 	 * for compatibility, and use package type since 1.2 according to spec.
 	 */
-	if (strcmp(version, "1.2") == -1) {
+	if (strcmp(version, "1.2") < 0) {
 		params[3].type = ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER;
 		params[3].buffer.length = sizeof(req);
 		sscanf(buf, "%d", &req);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static ssize_t tpm_show_ppi_transition_action(struct device *dev,
 	 * (e.g. Capella with PPI 1.0) need integer/string/buffer type, so for
 	 * compatibility, define params[3].type as buffer, if PPI version < 1.2
 	 */
-	if (strcmp(version, "1.2") == -1) {
+	if (strcmp(version, "1.2") < 0) {
 		params[3].type = ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER;
 		params[3].buffer.length =  0;
 		params[3].buffer.pointer = NULL;
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static ssize_t show_ppi_operations(char *buf, u32 start, u32 end)
 	kfree(output.pointer);
 	output.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
 	output.pointer = NULL;
-	if (strcmp(version, "1.2") == -1)
+	if (strcmp(version, "1.2") < 0)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	params[2].integer.value = TPM_PPI_FN_GETOPR;