diff --git a/src/RWStepElement/RWStepElement_RWElementDescriptor.cxx b/src/RWStepElement/RWStepElement_RWElementDescriptor.cxx
index 1ed047bda4..ce3fb7d272 100755
--- a/src/RWStepElement/RWStepElement_RWElementDescriptor.cxx
+++ b/src/RWStepElement/RWStepElement_RWElementDescriptor.cxx
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ void RWStepElement_RWElementDescriptor::ReadStep (const Handle(StepData_StepRead
   StepElement_ElementOrder aTopologyOrder;
   if (data->ParamType (num, 1) == Interface_ParamEnum) {
     Standard_CString text = data->ParamCValue(num, 1);
-    if      (strcmp(text, ".LINEAR.")) aTopologyOrder = StepElement_Linear;
-    else if (strcmp(text, ".QUADRATIC.")) aTopologyOrder = StepElement_Quadratic;
-    else if (strcmp(text, ".CUBIC.")) aTopologyOrder = StepElement_Cubic;
+    if      (strcmp(text, ".LINEAR.") == 0) aTopologyOrder = StepElement_Linear;
+    else if (strcmp(text, ".QUADRATIC.") == 0) aTopologyOrder = StepElement_Quadratic;
+    else if (strcmp(text, ".CUBIC.") == 0) aTopologyOrder = StepElement_Cubic;
     else ach->AddFail("Parameter #1 (topology_order) has not allowed value");
   }
   else ach->AddFail("Parameter #1 (topology_order) is not enumeration");
diff --git a/src/RWStepFEA/RWStepFEA_RWFeaAxis2Placement3d.cxx b/src/RWStepFEA/RWStepFEA_RWFeaAxis2Placement3d.cxx
index 74cbda0230..9a1c6a923d 100755
--- a/src/RWStepFEA/RWStepFEA_RWFeaAxis2Placement3d.cxx
+++ b/src/RWStepFEA/RWStepFEA_RWFeaAxis2Placement3d.cxx
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ void RWStepFEA_RWFeaAxis2Placement3d::ReadStep (const Handle(StepData_StepReader
   StepFEA_CoordinateSystemType aSystemType;
   if (data->ParamType (num, 5) == Interface_ParamEnum) {
     Standard_CString text = data->ParamCValue(num, 5);
-    if      (strcmp(text, ".CARTESIAN.")) aSystemType = StepFEA_Cartesian;
-    else if (strcmp(text, ".CYLINDRICAL.")) aSystemType = StepFEA_Cylindrical;
-    else if (strcmp(text, ".SPHERICAL.")) aSystemType = StepFEA_Spherical;
+    if      (strcmp(text, ".CARTESIAN.") == 0) aSystemType = StepFEA_Cartesian;
+    else if (strcmp(text, ".CYLINDRICAL.") == 0) aSystemType = StepFEA_Cylindrical;
+    else if (strcmp(text, ".SPHERICAL.") == 0) aSystemType = StepFEA_Spherical;
     else ach->AddFail("Parameter #5 (system_type) has not allowed value");
   }
   else ach->AddFail("Parameter #5 (system_type) is not enumeration");