diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index b75f4b286895..601dd8452b00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ static int __init stmmac_cmdline_opt(char *str)
 		} else if (!strncmp(opt, "pause:", 6)) {
 			if (kstrtoint(opt + 6, 0, &pause))
 				goto err;
-		} else if (!strncmp(opt, "eee_timer:", 6)) {
+		} else if (!strncmp(opt, "eee_timer:", 10)) {
 			if (kstrtoint(opt + 10, 0, &eee_timer))
 				goto err;
 		}