diff --git a/icu4c/source/extra/uconv/uconv.cpp b/icu4c/source/extra/uconv/uconv.cpp
index 5f16829df7..e36fbc3d25 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/extra/uconv/uconv.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/extra/uconv/uconv.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static const struct callback_ent *findCallback(const char *name) {
        may not be that portable. */
 
     for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-        if (!strcmp(name, transcode_callbacks[i].name)) {
+        if (!uprv_stricmp(name, transcode_callbacks[i].name)) {
             return &transcode_callbacks[i];
         }
     }