diff --git a/pkg/ebpf/c/capture_filtering.h b/pkg/ebpf/c/capture_filtering.h
index 75f70eb88e08..b48c12074805 100644
--- a/pkg/ebpf/c/capture_filtering.h
+++ b/pkg/ebpf/c/capture_filtering.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ statfunc bool filter_file_path(void *ctx, void *filter_map, struct file *file)
 
         has_filter = true;
 
-        if (has_prefix(filter_p->path, (char *) &path_buf->buf, MAX_PATH_PREF_SIZE)) {
+        if (has_prefix(filter_p->path, (char *) &path_buf->buf, MAX_PATH_PREF_SIZE - 1)) {
             filter_match = true;
             break;
         }
diff --git a/pkg/ebpf/c/common/common.h b/pkg/ebpf/c/common/common.h
index f35146d0e01d..2137d1ae2afd 100644
--- a/pkg/ebpf/c/common/common.h
+++ b/pkg/ebpf/c/common/common.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ statfunc const char *get_device_name(struct device *dev)
         ({                                                                                         \
             int rc = 1;                                                                            \
             char *pre = p, *str = s;                                                               \
-            _Pragma("unroll") for (int z = 0; z < n; pre++, str++, z++)                            \
+            int z;                                                                                 \
+            _Pragma("unroll") for (z = 0; z < n; pre++, str++, z++)                                \
             {                                                                                      \
                 if (!*pre) {                                                                       \
                     rc = 1;                                                                        \
@@ -44,6 +45,23 @@ statfunc const char *get_device_name(struct device *dev)
                     break;                                                                         \
                 }                                                                                  \
             }                                                                                      \
+            /* if prefix is longer than n, return 0 */                                             \
+            if (z == n && *pre)                                                                    \
+                rc = 0;                                                                            \
+            rc;                                                                                    \
+        })
+
+    #define strncmp(str1, str2, n)                                                                 \
+        ({                                                                                         \
+            int rc = 0;                                                                            \
+            char *s1 = str1, *s2 = str2;                                                           \
+            _Pragma("unroll") for (int z = 0; z < n; s1++, s2++, z++)                              \
+            {                                                                                      \
+                if (*s1 != *s2 || *s1 == '\0' || *s2 == '\0') {                                    \
+                    rc = (unsigned char) *s1 - (unsigned char) *s2;                                \
+                    break;                                                                         \
+                }                                                                                  \
+            }                                                                                      \
             rc;                                                                                    \
         })
 
@@ -61,7 +79,22 @@ static __inline int has_prefix(char *prefix, char *str, int n)
         }
     }
 
-    // prefix is too long
+    // if prefix is longer than n, return 0
+    if (i == n && *prefix)
+        return 0;
+
+    // prefix and string are identical
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static __inline int strncmp(char *str1, char *str2, int n)
+{
+    int i;
+    #pragma unroll
+    for (i = 0; i < n; str1++, str2++, i++) {
+        if (*str1 != *str2 || *str1 == '\0' || *str2 == '\0')
+            return (unsigned char) *str1 - (unsigned char) *str2;
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/ebpf/c/tracee.bpf.c b/pkg/ebpf/c/tracee.bpf.c
index 5dc6b2f0fa9e..d7022149ac96 100644
--- a/pkg/ebpf/c/tracee.bpf.c
+++ b/pkg/ebpf/c/tracee.bpf.c
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ send_bpf_perf_attach(program_data_t *p, struct file *bpf_prog_file, struct file
     bpf_probe_read_kernel_str(
         &class_system, REQUIRED_SYSTEM_LENGTH, BPF_CORE_READ(tp_class, system));
     class_system[REQUIRED_SYSTEM_LENGTH - 1] = '\0';
-    if (has_prefix("syscalls", class_system, REQUIRED_SYSTEM_LENGTH)) {
+    if (strncmp("syscalls", class_system, REQUIRED_SYSTEM_LENGTH - 1) == 0) {
         is_syscall_tracepoint = true;
     }
 
@@ -3140,7 +3140,7 @@ statfunc int capture_file_write(struct pt_regs *ctx, u32 event_id, bool is_buf)
     // otherwise the capture will overwrite itself.
     int pid = 0;
     void *path_buf = get_path_str_cached(file);
-    if (path_buf != NULL && has_prefix("/dev/null", (char *) path_buf, 10)) {
+    if (path_buf != NULL && strncmp("/dev/null", (char *) path_buf, 9) == 0) {
         pid = p.event->context.task.pid;
     }
 
@@ -6329,16 +6329,16 @@ statfunc int net_l7_is_http(struct __sk_buff *skb, u32 l7_off)
     }
 
     // check if HTTP response
-    if (has_prefix("HTTP/", http_min_str, 6)) {
+    if (strncmp("HTTP/", http_min_str, 5) == 0) {
         return proto_http_resp;
     }
 
     // check if HTTP request
-    if (has_prefix("GET ", http_min_str, 5) ||
-        has_prefix("POST ", http_min_str, 6) ||
-        has_prefix("PUT ", http_min_str, 5) ||
-        has_prefix("DELETE ", http_min_str, 8) ||
-        has_prefix("HEAD ", http_min_str, 6)) {
+    if (strncmp("GET ", http_min_str, 4) == 0 ||
+        strncmp("POST ", http_min_str, 5) == 0 ||
+        strncmp("PUT ", http_min_str, 4) == 0 ||
+        strncmp("DELETE ", http_min_str, 7) == 0 ||
+        strncmp("HEAD ", http_min_str, 5) == 0) {
         return proto_http_req;
     }
 
@@ -6901,7 +6901,7 @@ int tracepoint__exec_test(struct bpf_raw_tracepoint_args *ctx)
         return -1;
     struct file *file = get_file_ptr_from_bprm(bprm);
     void *file_path = get_path_str(__builtin_preserve_access_index(&file->f_path));
-    if (file_path == NULL || !has_prefix("/tmp/test", file_path, 9))
+    if (file_path == NULL || strncmp("/tmp/test", file_path, 9) != 0)
         return 0;
 
     // Submit all test events