diff --git a/tasks/task_database_cue.c b/tasks/task_database_cue.c
index fa53bcb264..e6360d4d30 100644
--- a/tasks/task_database_cue.c
+++ b/tasks/task_database_cue.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ int detect_system(intfstream_t *fd, const char **system_name)
       if (read < MAGIC_LEN)
          continue;
 
-      if (string_is_equal(MAGIC_NUMBERS[i].magic, magic))
+      if (memcmp(MAGIC_NUMBERS[i].magic, magic, MAGIC_LEN) == 0)
       {
          *system_name = MAGIC_NUMBERS[i].system_name;
          rv = 0;