diff --git a/qlist.c b/qlist.c
index 48f7707..0e5d9fb 100644
--- a/qlist.c
+++ b/qlist.c
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ static const char * const qlist_opts_help[] = {
 static int
 cmpstringp(const void *p1, const void *p2)
 {
-	/* case insensitive comparator */
-	return strcasecmp(*((char * const *)p1), *((char * const *)p2));
+	return strcmp(*((char * const *)p1), *((char * const *)p2));
 }
 
 /*