diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/dynamic_function_dispatch.cpp b/libc/arch-arm/dynamic_function_dispatch.cpp
index 90eff56..822581c 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/dynamic_function_dispatch.cpp
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/dynamic_function_dispatch.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 static constexpr int MAX_CPU_NAME_LEN = 12;
 struct CpuVariantNames {
-    char name[MAX_CPU_NAME_LEN];
+    alignas(alignof(int)) char name[MAX_CPU_NAME_LEN];
     CpuVariant variant;
 };
 
@@ -104,11 +104,23 @@
         return name; \
     }
 
+static bool is_same_name(const char* a, const char* b) {
+    static_assert(MAX_CPU_NAME_LEN % sizeof(int) == 0, "");
+    const int* ia = reinterpret_cast<const int*>(a);
+    const int* ib = reinterpret_cast<const int*>(b);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_CPU_NAME_LEN / sizeof(int); ++i) {
+        if (ia[i] != ib[i]) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 static CpuVariant init_cpu_variant() {
     int fd = ifunc_open("/dev/cpu_variant:arm");
     if (fd < 0) return kGeneric;
 
-    char name[MAX_CPU_NAME_LEN];
+    alignas(alignof(int)) char name[MAX_CPU_NAME_LEN] = {};
 
     int bytes_read, total_read = 0;
     while (total_read < MAX_CPU_NAME_LEN - 1 &&
@@ -125,12 +137,9 @@
     }
     name[total_read] = 0;
 
-    typedef int strcmp_func(const char* __lhs, const char* __rhs);
-    DECLARE_FUNC(strcmp_func, strcmp_a15);
-
     const CpuVariantNames* cpu_variant = cpu_variant_names;
     while (cpu_variant->variant != kUnknown) {
-        if (strcmp_a15(cpu_variant->name, name) == 0) {
+        if (is_same_name(cpu_variant->name, name)) {
             return cpu_variant->variant;
         }
         cpu_variant++;