diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcpy-evex.S b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcpy-evex.S
index 4f5bd3ba55..be1d65453c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcpy-evex.S
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcpy-evex.S
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #  define VPCMPEQ	vpcmpeqd
 #  define CHAR_SIZE	4
 
-#  define REP_MOVS	rep movsd
+#  define REP_MOVS	rep movsl
 
 #  define USE_WIDE_CHAR
 # else