diff --git a/libsysutils/src/NetlinkEvent.cpp b/libsysutils/src/NetlinkEvent.cpp
index c2ba64779..86c1f4280 100644
--- a/libsysutils/src/NetlinkEvent.cpp
+++ b/libsysutils/src/NetlinkEvent.cpp
@@ -93,13 +93,11 @@ bool NetlinkEvent::decode(char *buffer, int size) {
 }
 
 const char *NetlinkEvent::findParam(const char *paramName) {
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < NL_PARAMS_MAX; i++) {
-        if (!mParams[i])
-            break;
-        if (!strncmp(mParams[i], paramName, strlen(paramName)))
-            return &mParams[i][strlen(paramName) + 1];
+    size_t len = strlen(paramName);
+    for (int i = 0; mParams[i] && i < NL_PARAMS_MAX; ++i) {
+        const char *ptr = mParams[i] + len;
+        if (!strncmp(mParams[i], paramName, len) && *ptr == '=')
+            return ++ptr;
     }
 
     SLOGE("NetlinkEvent::FindParam(): Parameter '%s' not found", paramName);