diff --git a/WPrefs.app/Workspace.c b/WPrefs.app/Workspace.c
index f5f306e2..44620fe6 100644
--- a/WPrefs.app/Workspace.c
+++ b/WPrefs.app/Workspace.c
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ showData(_Panel *panel)
 	str = "center";
 
     idx = 1; /* center */
-    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(WSNamePositions); i++) {
-	if (strcmp(WSNamePositions[i], str) == 0) {
+    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(WSNamePositions)/sizeof(char*); i++) {
+	if (strcasecmp(WSNamePositions[i], str) == 0) {
 	    idx = i;
 	    break;
 	}