diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/Makefile b/sysdeps/s390/Makefile
index ae2ae3d2ea..35fcf7e21d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/s390/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/s390/Makefile
@@ -100,5 +100,6 @@ sysdep_routines += wcslen wcslen-vx wcslen-c \
 		   wcspbrk wcspbrk-vx wcspbrk-c \
 		   wcscspn wcscspn-vx wcscspn-c \
 		   wmemchr wmemchr-vx wmemchr-c \
-		   wmemset wmemset-vx wmemset-c
+		   wmemset wmemset-vx wmemset-c \
+		   wmemcmp wmemcmp-vx wmemcmp-c
 endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/ifunc-wmemcmp.h b/sysdeps/s390/ifunc-wmemcmp.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b38a01459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/s390/ifunc-wmemcmp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* wmemcmp variant information on S/390 version.
+   Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#if defined USE_MULTIARCH && IS_IN (libc)		\
+  && ! defined HAVE_S390_MIN_Z13_ZARCH_ASM_SUPPORT
+# define HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC	1
+#else
+# define HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC	0
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_S390_VX_ASM_SUPPORT
+# define HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC_AND_VX_SUPPORT HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC
+#else
+# define HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC_AND_VX_SUPPORT 0
+#endif
+
+#if defined HAVE_S390_MIN_Z13_ZARCH_ASM_SUPPORT
+# define WMEMCMP_DEFAULT	WMEMCMP_Z13
+# define HAVE_WMEMCMP_C		0
+# define HAVE_WMEMCMP_Z13	1
+#else
+# define WMEMCMP_DEFAULT	WMEMCMP_C
+# define HAVE_WMEMCMP_C		1
+# define HAVE_WMEMCMP_Z13	HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC_AND_VX_SUPPORT
+#endif
+
+#if HAVE_WMEMCMP_C
+# define WMEMCMP_C		__wmemcmp_c
+#else
+# define WMEMCMP_C		NULL
+#endif
+
+#if HAVE_WMEMCMP_Z13
+# define WMEMCMP_Z13		__wmemcmp_vx
+#else
+# define WMEMCMP_Z13		NULL
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/Makefile b/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/Makefile
index cc6dd7adb1..fec3615304 100644
--- a/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-ifeq ($(subdir),wcsmbs)
-sysdep_routines += wmemcmp wmemcmp-vx wmemcmp-c
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(subdir),iconvdata)
 override define generate-8bit-table
 $(make-target-directory)
diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/ifunc-impl-list.c b/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/ifunc-impl-list.c
index 7040959269..177c5fd6fe 100644
--- a/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/ifunc-impl-list.c
+++ b/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/ifunc-impl-list.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include <ifunc-wcscspn.h>
 #include <ifunc-wmemchr.h>
 #include <ifunc-wmemset.h>
+#include <ifunc-wmemcmp.h>
 
 /* Maximum number of IFUNC implementations.  */
 #define MAX_IFUNC	3
@@ -658,17 +659,17 @@ __libc_ifunc_impl_list (const char *name, struct libc_ifunc_impl *array,
 		)
 #endif /* HAVE_WMEMSET_IFUNC  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_S390_VX_ASM_SUPPORT
-
-# define IFUNC_VX_IMPL(FUNC)						\
-  IFUNC_IMPL (i, name, FUNC,						\
-	      IFUNC_IMPL_ADD (array, i, FUNC, dl_hwcap & HWCAP_S390_VX, \
-			      __##FUNC##_vx)				\
-	      IFUNC_IMPL_ADD (array, i, FUNC, 1, __##FUNC##_c))
-
-  IFUNC_VX_IMPL (wmemcmp);
-
-#endif /* HAVE_S390_VX_ASM_SUPPORT */
+#if HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC
+    IFUNC_IMPL (i, name, wmemcmp,
+# if HAVE_WMEMCMP_Z13
+		IFUNC_IMPL_ADD (array, i, wmemcmp,
+				dl_hwcap & HWCAP_S390_VX, WMEMCMP_Z13)
+# endif
+# if HAVE_WMEMCMP_C
+		IFUNC_IMPL_ADD (array, i, wmemcmp, 1, WMEMCMP_C)
+# endif
+		)
+#endif /* HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC  */
 
   return i;
 }
diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/wmemcmp-c.c b/sysdeps/s390/wmemcmp-c.c
similarity index 85%
rename from sysdeps/s390/multiarch/wmemcmp-c.c
rename to sysdeps/s390/wmemcmp-c.c
index 2fd39d5013..0c73636add 100644
--- a/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/wmemcmp-c.c
+++ b/sysdeps/s390/wmemcmp-c.c
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#if defined HAVE_S390_VX_ASM_SUPPORT && IS_IN (libc)
-# define WMEMCMP  __wmemcmp_c
+#include <ifunc-wmemcmp.h>
 
-# include <wchar.h>
-extern __typeof (wmemcmp) __wmemcmp_c;
+#if HAVE_WMEMCMP_C
+# if HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC
+#  define WMEMCMP WMEMCMP_C
+# endif
 
 # include <wcsmbs/wmemcmp.c>
 #endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/wmemcmp-vx.S b/sysdeps/s390/wmemcmp-vx.S
similarity index 95%
rename from sysdeps/s390/multiarch/wmemcmp-vx.S
rename to sysdeps/s390/wmemcmp-vx.S
index e2fc21e419..87ae21b4f1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/wmemcmp-vx.S
+++ b/sysdeps/s390/wmemcmp-vx.S
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#if defined HAVE_S390_VX_ASM_SUPPORT && IS_IN (libc)
+#include <ifunc-wmemcmp.h>
+#if HAVE_WMEMCMP_Z13
 
 # include "sysdep.h"
 # include "asm-syntax.h"
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
    -v17=part of s2
    -v18=index of unequal
 */
-ENTRY(__wmemcmp_vx)
+ENTRY(WMEMCMP_Z13)
 	.machine "z13"
 	.machinemode "zarch_nohighgprs"
 
@@ -145,5 +146,9 @@ ENTRY(__wmemcmp_vx)
 	la	%r2,0(%r5,%r2)
 	la	%r3,0(%r5,%r3)
 	j	.Lremaining
-END(__wmemcmp_vx)
-#endif /* HAVE_S390_VX_ASM_SUPPORT && IS_IN (libc) */
+END(WMEMCMP_Z13)
+
+# if ! HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC
+strong_alias (WMEMCMP_Z13, wmemcmp)
+# endif
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/wmemcmp.c b/sysdeps/s390/wmemcmp.c
similarity index 69%
rename from sysdeps/s390/multiarch/wmemcmp.c
rename to sysdeps/s390/wmemcmp.c
index a4cb440c45..6c8ca5f0e8 100644
--- a/sysdeps/s390/multiarch/wmemcmp.c
+++ b/sysdeps/s390/wmemcmp.c
@@ -16,12 +16,23 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-#if defined HAVE_S390_VX_ASM_SUPPORT && IS_IN (libc)
+#include <ifunc-wmemcmp.h>
+
+#if HAVE_WMEMCMP_IFUNC
 # include <wchar.h>
 # include <ifunc-resolve.h>
 
-s390_vx_libc_ifunc2 (__wmemcmp, wmemcmp)
+# if HAVE_WMEMCMP_C
+extern __typeof (wmemcmp) WMEMCMP_C attribute_hidden;
+# endif
+
+# if HAVE_WMEMCMP_Z13
+extern __typeof (wmemcmp) WMEMCMP_Z13 attribute_hidden;
+# endif
 
-#else
-# include <wcsmbs/wmemcmp.c>
-#endif /* !(defined HAVE_S390_VX_ASM_SUPPORT && IS_IN (libc)) */
+s390_libc_ifunc_expr (wmemcmp, wmemcmp,
+		      (HAVE_WMEMCMP_Z13 && (hwcap & HWCAP_S390_VX))
+		      ? WMEMCMP_Z13
+		      : WMEMCMP_DEFAULT
+		      )
+#endif
