diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c b/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c
index cf64f044d..e1fb54007 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c
@@ -814,8 +814,8 @@ static id_match_t matches_string(private_identification_t *this,
 	{
 		return ID_MATCH_NONE;
 	}
-	/* try a binary comparison first */
-	if (equals_binary(this, other))
+	/* try a equals check first */
+	if (equals_strcasecmp(this, other))
 	{
 		return ID_MATCH_PERFECT;
 	}