1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/e2fsprogs/fsck.c b/e2fsprogs/fsck.c
index 0192f3cdb..7c449e3e7 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/fsck.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/fsck.c
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ static char *base_device(const char *device)
         const char *disk;
         int len;
 #endif
-        cp = str = xstrdup(device);
+        str = xstrdup(device);
 
-        /* Skip over /dev/; if it's not present, give up. */
-        if (strncmp(cp, "/dev/", 5) != 0)
+        /* Skip over "/dev/"; if it's not present, give up */
+        cp = skip_dev_pfx(str);
+        if (cp == str)
                 goto errout;
-        cp += 5;
 
         /*
          * For md devices, we treat them all as if they were all