diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/webrtc/gstwebrtcstats.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/webrtc/gstwebrtcstats.c
index 2564fa2d04..2577323e51 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/webrtc/gstwebrtcstats.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/webrtc/gstwebrtcstats.c
@@ -584,9 +584,9 @@ _get_stats_from_ice_candidates (GstWebRTCBin * webrtc,
       can->stream_id, can->ipaddr, can->port);
   stats = gst_structure_new_empty (id);
 
-  if (strcmp (candidate_tag, "local")) {
+  if (g_str_equal (candidate_tag, "local")) {
     type = GST_WEBRTC_STATS_LOCAL_CANDIDATE;
-  } else if (strcmp (candidate_tag, "remote")) {
+  } else if (g_str_equal (candidate_tag, "remote")) {
     type = GST_WEBRTC_STATS_REMOTE_CANDIDATE;
   } else {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (webrtc, "Invalid ice candidate tag: %s", candidate_tag);