diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index b95a1b8f3e24df..00f24cd9aa21e2 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -572,73 +572,65 @@ void SecureContext::Init(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     // are still accepted.  They are OpenSSL's way of saying that all known
     // protocols below TLS 1.3 are supported unless explicitly disabled (which
     // we do below for SSLv2 and SSLv3.)
-    if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv2_method") == 0) {
+    if (sslmethod == "SSLv2_method" ||
+        sslmethod == "SSLv2_server_method" ||
+        sslmethod == "SSLv2_client_method") {
       THROW_ERR_TLS_INVALID_PROTOCOL_METHOD(env, "SSLv2 methods disabled");
       return;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv2_server_method") == 0) {
-      THROW_ERR_TLS_INVALID_PROTOCOL_METHOD(env, "SSLv2 methods disabled");
-      return;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv2_client_method") == 0) {
-      THROW_ERR_TLS_INVALID_PROTOCOL_METHOD(env, "SSLv2 methods disabled");
-      return;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv3_method") == 0) {
-      THROW_ERR_TLS_INVALID_PROTOCOL_METHOD(env, "SSLv3 methods disabled");
-      return;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv3_server_method") == 0) {
-      THROW_ERR_TLS_INVALID_PROTOCOL_METHOD(env, "SSLv3 methods disabled");
-      return;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv3_client_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "SSLv3_method" ||
+               sslmethod == "SSLv3_server_method" ||
+               sslmethod == "SSLv3_client_method") {
       THROW_ERR_TLS_INVALID_PROTOCOL_METHOD(env, "SSLv3 methods disabled");
       return;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv23_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "SSLv23_method") {
       max_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv23_server_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "SSLv23_server_method") {
       max_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
       method = TLS_server_method();
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv23_client_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "SSLv23_client_method") {
       max_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
       method = TLS_client_method();
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLS_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLS_method") {
       min_version = 0;
       max_version = MAX_SUPPORTED_VERSION;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLS_server_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLS_server_method") {
       min_version = 0;
       max_version = MAX_SUPPORTED_VERSION;
       method = TLS_server_method();
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLS_client_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLS_client_method") {
       min_version = 0;
       max_version = MAX_SUPPORTED_VERSION;
       method = TLS_client_method();
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLSv1_method") {
       min_version = TLS1_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_VERSION;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_server_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLSv1_server_method") {
       min_version = TLS1_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_VERSION;
       method = TLS_server_method();
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_client_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLSv1_client_method") {
       min_version = TLS1_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_VERSION;
       method = TLS_client_method();
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_1_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLSv1_1_method") {
       min_version = TLS1_1_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_1_VERSION;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_1_server_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLSv1_1_server_method") {
       min_version = TLS1_1_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_1_VERSION;
       method = TLS_server_method();
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_1_client_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLSv1_1_client_method") {
       min_version = TLS1_1_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_1_VERSION;
       method = TLS_client_method();
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_2_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLSv1_2_method") {
       min_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_2_server_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLSv1_2_server_method") {
       min_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
       method = TLS_server_method();
-    } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_2_client_method") == 0) {
+    } else if (sslmethod == "TLSv1_2_client_method") {
       min_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
       method = TLS_client_method();
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index dc0d97f1df7dd2..a50cc1cf23b8a3 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -486,6 +486,10 @@ class Utf8Value : public MaybeStackBuffer<char> {
   explicit Utf8Value(v8::Isolate* isolate, v8::Local<v8::Value> value);
 
   inline std::string ToString() const { return std::string(out(), length()); }
+
+  inline bool operator==(const char* a) const {
+    return strcmp(out(), a) == 0;
+  }
 };
 
 class TwoByteValue : public MaybeStackBuffer<uint16_t> {