diff --git a/src/plugins/toml/driver.c b/src/plugins/toml/driver.c
index 5b3f971ff6e..d3893a7ab28 100644
--- a/src/plugins/toml/driver.c
+++ b/src/plugins/toml/driver.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ void driverExitTableArray (Driver * driver)
 	}
 	else // no relation, pop table array stack until some relation exists (or NULL)
 	{
-		while (driver->tableArrayStack != NULL && keyRel (driver->tableArrayStack->key, driver->parentStack->key) < 0)
+		while (driver->tableArrayStack != NULL && keyCmp (driver->tableArrayStack->key, driver->parentStack->key) != 0)
 		{
 			driver->tableArrayStack = popTableArray (driver->tableArrayStack);
 		}
diff --git a/src/plugins/toml/table_array.c b/src/plugins/toml/table_array.c
index e5a086a436d..d7aaac8799e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/toml/table_array.c
+++ b/src/plugins/toml/table_array.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static char * getChildFraction (const Key * parent, const Key * child)
 			snprintf (fraction, fracSize, "%s/%s", baseName, fracDup);
 			elektraFree (fracDup);
 			keyAddName (childDup, "..");
-		} while (keyRel (parent, childDup) != 0);
+		} while (keyCmp (parent, childDup) != 0);
 		fraction[elektraStrLen (fraction) - 2] = 0;
 		keyDel (childDup);
 		return fraction;