journal_watermark = val;
                else if (sscanf(opt_string, "commit_time:%u%c", &val, &dummy) == 1)
                        sync_msec = val;
-               else if (!memcmp(opt_string, "meta_device:", strlen("meta_device:"))) {
+               else if (!strncmp(opt_string, "meta_device:", strlen("meta_device:"))) {
                        if (ic->meta_dev) {
                                dm_put_device(ti, ic->meta_dev);
                                ic->meta_dev = NULL;
                                goto bad;
                        }
                        ic->sectors_per_block = val >> SECTOR_SHIFT;
-               } else if (!memcmp(opt_string, "internal_hash:", strlen("internal_hash:"))) {
+               } else if (!strncmp(opt_string, "internal_hash:", strlen("internal_hash:"))) {
                        r = get_alg_and_key(opt_string, &ic->internal_hash_alg, &ti->error,
                                            "Invalid internal_hash argument");
                        if (r)
                                goto bad;
-               } else if (!memcmp(opt_string, "journal_crypt:", strlen("journal_crypt:"))) {
+               } else if (!strncmp(opt_string, "journal_crypt:", strlen("journal_crypt:"))) {
                        r = get_alg_and_key(opt_string, &ic->journal_crypt_alg, &ti->error,
                                            "Invalid journal_crypt argument");
                        if (r)
                                goto bad;
-               } else if (!memcmp(opt_string, "journal_mac:", strlen("journal_mac:"))) {
+               } else if (!strncmp(opt_string, "journal_mac:", strlen("journal_mac:"))) {
                        r = get_alg_and_key(opt_string, &ic->journal_mac_alg,  &ti->error,
                                            "Invalid journal_mac argument");
                        if (r)