diff --git a/src/thread/n3ds/SDL_systhread.c b/src/thread/n3ds/SDL_systhread.c
index 0eb44c732d999..091ab1a4f12e1 100644
--- a/src/thread/n3ds/SDL_systhread.c
+++ b/src/thread/n3ds/SDL_systhread.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int SDL_SYS_CreateThread(SDL_Thread *thread)
     svcGetThreadPriority(&priority, CUR_THREAD_HANDLE);
 
     /* prefer putting audio thread on system core */
-    if (thread->name && SDL_strcmp(thread->name, "SDLAudioP") == 0 && R_SUCCEEDED(APT_SetAppCpuTimeLimit(30))) {
+    if (thread->name && (SDL_strncmp(thread->name, "SDLAudioP", 9) == 0) && R_SUCCEEDED(APT_SetAppCpuTimeLimit(30))) {
         cpu = 1;
     }