diff --git a/iconvdata/unicode.c b/iconvdata/unicode.c
index d927cdf667..52c2c9dbdf 100644
--- a/iconvdata/unicode.c
+++ b/iconvdata/unicode.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ gconv_init (struct __gconv_step *step)
   enum direction dir = illegal_dir;
   int result;
 
-  if (__strcasecmp (step->__from_name, "UNICODE") == 0)
+  if (strcmp (step->__from_name, "UNICODE//") == 0)
     dir = from_unicode;
   else
     dir = to_unicode;