diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp.c b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp.c
index 7c2901bf44..b457fb4c15 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 extern __typeof (REDIRECT_NAME) OPTIMIZE (sse2) attribute_hidden;
 extern __typeof (REDIRECT_NAME) OPTIMIZE (sse2_unaligned) attribute_hidden;
 extern __typeof (REDIRECT_NAME) OPTIMIZE (ssse3) attribute_hidden;
+extern __typeof (REDIRECT_NAME) OPTIMIZE (sse42) attribute_hidden;
 extern __typeof (REDIRECT_NAME) OPTIMIZE (avx2) attribute_hidden;
 extern __typeof (REDIRECT_NAME) OPTIMIZE (avx2_rtm) attribute_hidden;
 extern __typeof (REDIRECT_NAME) OPTIMIZE (evex) attribute_hidden;
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ IFUNC_SELECTOR (void)
 	return OPTIMIZE (avx2);
     }
 
+  if (CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, SSE4_2)
+      && !CPU_FEATURES_ARCH_P (cpu_features, Slow_SSE4_2))
+    return OPTIMIZE (sse42);
+
   if (CPU_FEATURES_ARCH_P (cpu_features, Fast_Unaligned_Load))
     return OPTIMIZE (sse2_unaligned);