diff --git a/test/gtest/uct/test_md.cc b/test/gtest/uct/test_md.cc
index 45c10c0cb1f..8bf424a4234 100644
--- a/test/gtest/uct/test_md.cc
+++ b/test/gtest/uct/test_md.cc
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ UCS_TEST_SKIP_COND_P(test_md, invalidate, !check_caps(UCT_MD_FLAG_INVALIDATE))
     ucs_status_t status;
     uct_md_mem_dereg_params_t params;
 
-    if (!strcmp(GetParam().md_name.c_str(), "cuda_ipc")) {
+    if (GetParam().md_name == "cuda_ipc") {
         UCS_TEST_SKIP_R("test not needed with cuda-ipc");
     }