diff --git a/network/netplay/netplay_room_parse.c b/network/netplay/netplay_room_parse.c
index a72fe2ef78..ecefc904ff 100644
--- a/network/netplay/netplay_room_parse.c
+++ b/network/netplay/netplay_room_parse.c
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ static JSON_Parser_HandlerResult JSON_CALL StringHandler(
       {
          if (pCtx->cur_field)
          {
-            if (!string_is_empty(pCtx->cur_field) &&
-                  string_is_equal_fast(pCtx->cur_field, "game_crc", 8))
+            if (string_is_equal(pCtx->cur_field, "game_crc"))
             {
                /* CRC comes in as a string but it is stored 
                 * as an unsigned casted to int. */