diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index 2f2676c1a..8a5428ae3 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -3173,7 +3173,7 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_bss(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	} else if (os_strcmp(cmd, "FIRST") == 0)
+	} else if (os_strncmp(cmd, "FIRST", 5) == 0)
 		bss = dl_list_first(&wpa_s->bss_id, struct wpa_bss, list_id);
 	else if (os_strncmp(cmd, "ID-", 3) == 0) {
 		i = atoi(cmd + 3);