diff --git a/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c b/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c
index cab24e914..c7cf336f3 100644
--- a/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c
+++ b/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ SND_PCM_PLUGIN_DEFINE_FUNC(pipewire)
 	int err;
 
 	pw_init(NULL, NULL);
-	if (strstr(pw_get_library_version(), "0.2") != NULL)
+	if (spa_strstartswith(pw_get_library_version(), "0.2"))
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
 	props = pw_properties_new(NULL, NULL);