diff --git a/src/client/Microsoft.Identity.Client/ManagedIdentity/AzureArcManagedIdentitySource.cs b/src/client/Microsoft.Identity.Client/ManagedIdentity/AzureArcManagedIdentitySource.cs
index bd085fb4c1..09bdc5a20c 100644
--- a/src/client/Microsoft.Identity.Client/ManagedIdentity/AzureArcManagedIdentitySource.cs
+++ b/src/client/Microsoft.Identity.Client/ManagedIdentity/AzureArcManagedIdentitySource.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ private bool IsValidPath(string path)
                     MsalErrorMessage.ManagedIdentityPlatformNotSupported);
             }
 
-            return path.Equals(expectedFilePath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            return path.Equals(expectedFilePath);
         }
     }
 }