diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 3878cfe399dc..44f9f9c89f0c 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -5024,9 +5024,9 @@ struct cgroup_subsys mem_cgroup_subsys = {
 static int __init enable_swap_account(char *s)
 {
 	/* consider enabled if no parameter or 1 is given */
-	if (!s || !strcmp(s, "1"))
+	if (!(*s) || !strcmp(s, "=1"))
 		really_do_swap_account = 1;
-	else if (!strcmp(s, "0"))
+	else if (!strcmp(s, "=0"))
 		really_do_swap_account = 0;
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -5034,7 +5034,7 @@ __setup("swapaccount", enable_swap_account);
 
 static int __init disable_swap_account(char *s)
 {
-	enable_swap_account("0");
+	enable_swap_account("=0");
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("noswapaccount", disable_swap_account);