diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
index 8fc1564bef..446cc746fa 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
@@ -689,8 +689,8 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 		}
 
 		if ( $search ) {
-			$leading_wild  = ( ltrim( $search, '*' ) != $search );
-			$trailing_wild = ( rtrim( $search, '*' ) != $search );
+			$leading_wild  = ( ltrim( $search, '*' ) !== $search );
+			$trailing_wild = ( rtrim( $search, '*' ) !== $search );
 			if ( $leading_wild && $trailing_wild ) {
 				$wild = 'both';
 			} elseif ( $leading_wild ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index 1220a5c69b..96961d0620 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -5662,7 +5662,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			if ( $enclosures ) {
 				foreach ( $enclosures as $enc ) {
 					// This method used to omit the trailing new line. #23219
-					if ( rtrim( $enc, "\n" ) == rtrim( $encstring, "\n" ) ) {
+					if ( rtrim( $enc, "\n" ) === rtrim( $encstring, "\n" ) ) {
 						$found = true;
 						break;
 					}