diff --git a/hal/msm8916/platform.c b/hal/msm8916/platform.c
index 46611fc..0e85353 100644
--- a/hal/msm8916/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8916/platform.c
@@ -2000,7 +2000,7 @@
     const char * be_itf2 = hw_interface_table[snd_device2];
 
     if (NULL != be_itf1 && NULL != be_itf2) {
-        if (0 != strcmp(be_itf1, be_itf2))
+        if ((NULL == strstr(be_itf2, be_itf1)) && (NULL == strstr(be_itf1, be_itf2)))
             result = false;
     } else if (NULL == be_itf1 && NULL != be_itf2) {
             result = false;
diff --git a/hal/msm8974/platform.c b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
index c0e4088..88e214f 100644
--- a/hal/msm8974/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@
     const char * be_itf2 = hw_interface_table[snd_device2];
 
     if (NULL != be_itf1 && NULL != be_itf2) {
-        if (0 != strcmp(be_itf1, be_itf2))
+        if ((NULL == strstr(be_itf2, be_itf1)) && (NULL == strstr(be_itf1, be_itf2)))
             result = false;
     } else if (NULL == be_itf1 && NULL != be_itf2) {
             result = false;