diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/notifylist/fe-notifylist.c b/src/fe-common/irc/notifylist/fe-notifylist.c
index 0efd1869..e96cc6d9 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/notifylist/fe-notifylist.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/notifylist/fe-notifylist.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void cmd_notify(const char *data)
 		signal_stop();
 	}
 
-	if (g_strcasecmp(data, "-list") == 0) {
+	if (g_strncasecmp(data, "-list", 4) == 0) {
 		cmd_notifylist_show();
 		signal_stop();
 	}