diff --git a/dwarf_loader.c b/dwarf_loader.c
index 7148176..40ac80b 100644
--- a/dwarf_loader.c
+++ b/dwarf_loader.c
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ static int tag__recode_dwarf_bitfield(struct tag *tag, struct cu *cu, uint16_t b
 		 * the dwarf_cu as in dwarf there are no such things
 		 * as base_types of less than 8 bits, etc.
 		 */
-		recoded = cu__find_base_type_by_sname_and_size(cu, sname, bit_size, &short_id);
+		recoded = cu__find_base_type_by_name_and_size(cu, name, bit_size, &short_id);
 		if (recoded != NULL)
 			return short_id;
 
diff --git a/dwarves.c b/dwarves.c
index ff66c93..2b913c6 100644
--- a/dwarves.c
+++ b/dwarves.c
@@ -731,23 +731,22 @@ struct tag *cu__find_base_type_by_name(const struct cu *cu,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct tag *cu__find_base_type_by_sname_and_size(const struct cu *cu,
-						 strings_t sname,
-						 uint16_t bit_size,
-						 type_id_t *idp)
+struct tag *cu__find_base_type_by_name_and_size(const struct cu *cu, const char *name,
+						uint16_t bit_size, type_id_t *idp)
 {
 	uint32_t id;
 	struct tag *pos;
 
-	if (sname == 0)
+	if (name == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	cu__for_each_type(cu, id, pos) {
 		if (pos->tag == DW_TAG_base_type) {
 			const struct base_type *bt = tag__base_type(pos);
+			char bf[64];
 
 			if (bt->bit_size == bit_size &&
-			    bt->name == sname) {
+			    strcmp(base_type__name(bt, cu, bf, sizeof(bf)), name) == 0) {
 				if (idp != NULL)
 					*idp = id;
 				return pos;
diff --git a/dwarves.h b/dwarves.h
index 37ddb43..88a754c 100644
--- a/dwarves.h
+++ b/dwarves.h
@@ -351,10 +351,8 @@ int cu__table_add_tag_with_id(struct cu *cu, struct tag *tag, uint32_t id);
 int cu__table_nullify_type_entry(struct cu *cu, uint32_t id);
 struct tag *cu__find_base_type_by_name(const struct cu *cu, const char *name,
 				       type_id_t *id);
-struct tag *cu__find_base_type_by_sname_and_size(const struct cu *cu,
-						 strings_t name,
-						 uint16_t bit_size,
-						 type_id_t *idp);
+struct tag *cu__find_base_type_by_name_and_size(const struct cu *cu, const char* name,
+						uint16_t bit_size, type_id_t *idp);
 struct tag *cu__find_enumeration_by_name(const struct cu *cu, const char *name, type_id_t *idp);
 struct tag *cu__find_enumeration_by_name_and_size(const struct cu *cu, const char* name,
 						  uint16_t bit_size, type_id_t *idp);