diff --git a/usr.bin/brandelf/brandelf.c b/usr.bin/brandelf/brandelf.c
index 681f0a23bdbd..9ba838212adc 100644
--- a/usr.bin/brandelf/brandelf.c
+++ b/usr.bin/brandelf/brandelf.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ elftype(const char *elfstrtype)
 	for (elfwalk = 0;
 	     elfwalk < sizeof(elftypes)/sizeof(elftypes[0]);
 	     elfwalk++)
-		if (strcmp(elfstrtype, elftypes[elfwalk].str) == 0)
+		if (strcasecmp(elfstrtype, elftypes[elfwalk].str) == 0)
 			return elftypes[elfwalk].value;
 	return -1;
 }