diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_keys.cc b/src/crypto/crypto_keys.cc
index c5dd2fb8fce40f..a4979cf5586a7b 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_keys.cc
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_keys.cc
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ void KeyObjectHandle::InitJWK(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   Utf8Value kty_string(env->isolate(), kty);
 
-  if (strcmp(*kty_string, "oct") == 0) {
+  if (kty_string == "oct") {
     // Secret key
     key->data_ = ImportJWKSecretKey(env, input);
     if (!key->data_) {