2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/internal/bytealg/compare_generic.go b/src/internal/bytealg/compare_generic.go
index b04e275061..8c08b7e6f5 100644
--- a/src/internal/bytealg/compare_generic.go
+++ b/src/internal/bytealg/compare_generic.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ samebytes:
 	return 0
 }
 
+func CompareString(a, b string) int {
+	return runtime_cmpstring(a, b)
+}
+
 //go:linkname runtime_cmpstring runtime.cmpstring
 func runtime_cmpstring(a, b string) int {
 	l := len(a)
diff --git a/src/internal/bytealg/compare_native.go b/src/internal/bytealg/compare_native.go
index 34964e281c..983ab069db 100644
--- a/src/internal/bytealg/compare_native.go
+++ b/src/internal/bytealg/compare_native.go
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import _ "unsafe" // For go:linkname
 //go:noescape
 func Compare(a, b []byte) int
 
+func CompareString(a, b string) int {
+	return abigen_runtime_cmpstring(a, b)
+}
+
 // The declaration below generates ABI wrappers for functions
 // implemented in assembly in this package but declared in another
 // package.