diff --git a/dlls/krnl386.exe16/ne_module.c b/dlls/krnl386.exe16/ne_module.c
index 822a5df4c37..88485372ffb 100644
--- a/dlls/krnl386.exe16/ne_module.c
+++ b/dlls/krnl386.exe16/ne_module.c
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ HMODULE16 WINAPI GetModuleHandle16( LPCSTR name )
 	    loadedfn--;
 	}
 	/* case insensitive compare ... */
-	if (!_strnicmp(loadedfn, s, -1))
+	if (!stricmp(loadedfn, s))
 	    return hModule;
     }
     return 0;
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ static HMODULE16 NE_GetModuleByFilename( LPCSTR name )
             loadedfn--;
         }
         /* case insensitive compare ... */
-        if (!_strnicmp(loadedfn, s, -1))
+        if (!stricmp(loadedfn, s))
             return hModule;
     }
     /* If basename (without ext) matches the module name of a module:
diff --git a/dlls/krnl386.exe16/relay.c b/dlls/krnl386.exe16/relay.c
index 3543898d799..6eab9970a90 100644
--- a/dlls/krnl386.exe16/relay.c
+++ b/dlls/krnl386.exe16/relay.c
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ static BOOL check_list( const char *module, int ordinal, const char *func, const
             if (_strnicmp( module, *list, len-1 ) || module[len]) continue;
             if (p[1] == '*' && !p[2]) return TRUE;
             if (!strcmp( ord_str, p + 1 )) return TRUE;
-            if (func && !_strnicmp( func, p + 1, -1 )) return TRUE;
+            if (func && !stricmp( func, p + 1 )) return TRUE;
         }
         else  /* function only */
         {
-            if (func && !_strnicmp( func, *list, -1 )) return TRUE;
+            if (func && !stricmp( func, *list )) return TRUE;
         }
     }
     return FALSE;
diff --git a/dlls/krnl386.exe16/resource.c b/dlls/krnl386.exe16/resource.c
index 0be9e2906eb..c303e25a2db 100644
--- a/dlls/krnl386.exe16/resource.c
+++ b/dlls/krnl386.exe16/resource.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static DWORD NE_FindNameTableId( NE_MODULE *pModule, LPCSTR typeId, LPCSTR resId
                 if (p[1] & 0x8000)
                 {
                     if (!HIWORD(typeId)) continue;
-                    if (_strnicmp( typeId, (char *)(p + 3), -1 )) continue;
+                    if (stricmp( typeId, (char *)(p + 3) )) continue;
                 }
                 else if (HIWORD(typeId) || (((DWORD)typeId & ~0x8000)!= p[1]))
                   continue;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static DWORD NE_FindNameTableId( NE_MODULE *pModule, LPCSTR typeId, LPCSTR resId
                 if (p[2] & 0x8000)
                 {
                     if (!HIWORD(resId)) continue;
-                    if (_strnicmp( resId, (char*)(p+3)+strlen((char*)(p+3))+1, -1 )) continue;
+                    if (stricmp( resId, (char*)(p+3)+strlen((char*)(p+3))+1 )) continue;
 
                 }
                 else if (HIWORD(resId) || ((LOWORD(resId) & ~0x8000) != p[2]))