diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1enc.c
index acc6d2ff96..2343360caa 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkav1enc.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ gst_msdkav1enc_set_format (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
     profile = gst_structure_get_string (s, "profile");
 
     if (profile) {
-      if (!strcmp (profile, "main"))
+      if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "main"))
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_AV1_MAIN;
       else
         g_assert_not_reached ();
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkcontext.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkcontext.c
index ecc8df9be3..a2fababa35 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkcontext.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkcontext.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ get_device_path (void)
     if (fd >= 0) {
       drmVersionPtr drm_version = drmGetVersion (fd);
 
-      if (!drm_version || (strncmp (drm_version->name, "i915", 4) &&
-              strncmp (drm_version->name, "xe", 2))) {
+      if (!drm_version || (strncmp (drm_version->name, "i915", 4)
+              && strncmp (drm_version->name, "xe", 2))) {
         GST_ERROR ("The specified device isn't an Intel device");
         drmFreeVersion (drm_version);
         close (fd);
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ get_device_path (void)
       dev = (GUdevDevice *) l->data;
 
       parent = g_udev_device_get_parent (dev);
-      if (strcmp (g_udev_device_get_subsystem (parent), "pci") != 0 ||
-          (strcmp (g_udev_device_get_driver (parent), "i915") != 0 &&
-              strcmp (g_udev_device_get_driver (parent), "xe") != 0)) {
+      if (g_strcmp0 (g_udev_device_get_subsystem (parent), "pci") != 0
+          || (g_strcmp0 (g_udev_device_get_driver (parent), "i915") != 0
+              && g_strcmp0 (g_udev_device_get_driver (parent), "xe") != 0)) {
         g_object_unref (parent);
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264enc.c
index 1d85c1385e..ed8b9ea697 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh264enc.c
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ gst_msdkh264enc_set_format (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
 
     profile = gst_structure_get_string (s, "profile");
     if (profile) {
-      if (!strcmp (profile, "high")) {
+      if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "high")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_AVC_HIGH;
-      } else if (!strcmp (profile, "main")) {
+      } else if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "main")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_AVC_MAIN;
-      } else if (!strcmp (profile, "baseline")) {
+      } else if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "baseline")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_AVC_BASELINE;
-      } else if (!strcmp (profile, "constrained-baseline")) {
+      } else if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "constrained-baseline")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_AVC_CONSTRAINED_BASELINE;
       } else {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_UNKNOWN;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c
index 6584c8f61b..b182643033 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkh265enc.c
@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@ gst_msdkh265enc_configure (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
   if (h265enc->profile_name) {
     encoder->param.mfx.CodecProfile = MFX_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN;
 
-    if (!strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "main-10"))
+    if (!g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "main-10"))
       encoder->param.mfx.CodecProfile = MFX_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN10;
-    else if (!strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "main-still-picture"))
+    else if (!g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "main-still-picture"))
       encoder->param.mfx.CodecProfile = MFX_PROFILE_HEVC_MAINSP;
-    else if (!strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "main-10-still-picture")) {
+    else if (!g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "main-10-still-picture")) {
       encoder->param.mfx.CodecProfile = MFX_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN10;
       h265enc->ext_param.Header.BufferId = MFX_EXTBUFF_HEVC_PARAM;
       h265enc->ext_param.Header.BufferSz = sizeof (h265enc->ext_param);
@@ -383,18 +383,18 @@ gst_msdkh265enc_configure (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
           MFX_HEVC_CONSTR_REXT_ONE_PICTURE_ONLY;
       gst_msdkenc_add_extra_param (encoder,
           (mfxExtBuffer *) & h265enc->ext_param);
-    } else if (!strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "main-444") ||
-        !strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "main-422-10") ||
-        !strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "main-444-10") ||
-        !strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "main-12") ||
-        !strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "main-422-12"))
+    } else if (!g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "main-444") ||
+        !g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "main-422-10") ||
+        !g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "main-444-10") ||
+        !g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "main-12") ||
+        !g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "main-422-12"))
       encoder->param.mfx.CodecProfile = MFX_PROFILE_HEVC_REXT;
 
 #if (MFX_VERSION >= 1032)
-    else if (!strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "screen-extended-main") ||
-        !strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "screen-extended-main-10") ||
-        !strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "screen-extended-main-444") ||
-        !strcmp (h265enc->profile_name, "screen-extended-main-444-10"))
+    else if (!g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "screen-extended-main") ||
+        !g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "screen-extended-main-10") ||
+        !g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "screen-extended-main-444") ||
+        !g_strcmp0 (h265enc->profile_name, "screen-extended-main-444-10"))
       encoder->param.mfx.CodecProfile = MFX_PROFILE_HEVC_SCC;
 #endif
   } else {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2enc.c
index 191699cc37..499567ff70 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkmpeg2enc.c
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ gst_msdkmpeg2enc_set_format (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
 
     profile = gst_structure_get_string (s, "profile");
     if (profile) {
-      if (!strcmp (profile, "high")) {
+      if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "high")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_MPEG2_HIGH;
-      } else if (!strcmp (profile, "main")) {
+      } else if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "main")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_MPEG2_MAIN;
-      } else if (!strcmp (profile, "simple")) {
+      } else if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "simple")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_MPEG2_SIMPLE;
       } else {
         g_assert_not_reached ();
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.c
index 78de761496..e42a94b282 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvc1dec.c
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ gst_msdkvc1dec_configure (GstMsdkDec * decoder)
 
   profile_str = gst_structure_get_string (structure, "profile");
 
-  if (!strcmp (profile_str, "simple"))
+  if (!g_strcmp0 (profile_str, "simple"))
     decoder->param.mfx.CodecProfile = MFX_PROFILE_VC1_SIMPLE;
-  else if (!strcmp (profile_str, "main"))
+  else if (!g_strcmp0 (profile_str, "main"))
     decoder->param.mfx.CodecProfile = MFX_PROFILE_VC1_MAIN;
   else {
     decoder->param.mfx.CodecProfile = MFX_PROFILE_VC1_ADVANCED;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c
index fb9d0c4f47..ac3cbe4178 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/msdk/gstmsdkvp9enc.c
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ gst_msdkvp9enc_set_format (GstMsdkEnc * encoder)
     profile = gst_structure_get_string (s, "profile");
 
     if (profile) {
-      if (!strcmp (profile, "3")) {
+      if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "3")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_VP9_3;
-      } else if (!strcmp (profile, "2")) {
+      } else if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "2")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_VP9_2;
-      } else if (!strcmp (profile, "1")) {
+      } else if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "1")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_VP9_1;
-      } else if (!strcmp (profile, "0")) {
+      } else if (!g_strcmp0 (profile, "0")) {
         thiz->profile = MFX_PROFILE_VP9_0;
       } else {
         g_assert_not_reached ();