diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/char_traits.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/char_traits.h
index ea1e036f721..95fb7c1ee89 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/char_traits.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/char_traits.h
@@ -349,7 +349,14 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
 	if (__builtin_constant_p(__n)
 	    && __constant_char_array_p(__s1, __n)
 	    && __constant_char_array_p(__s2, __n))
-	  return __gnu_cxx::char_traits<char_type>::compare(__s1, __s2, __n);
+	  {
+	    for (size_t __i = 0; __i < __n; ++__i)
+	      if (lt(__s1[__i], __s2[__i]))
+		return -1;
+	      else if (lt(__s2[__i], __s1[__i]))
+		return 1;
+	    return 0;
+	  }
 #endif
 	return __builtin_memcmp(__s1, __s2, __n);
       }
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/21_strings/char_traits/requirements/char/99181.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/21_strings/char_traits/requirements/char/99181.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01a70da046c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/21_strings/char_traits/requirements/char/99181.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// { dg-options "-std=gnu++17" }
+// { dg-do run { target c++17 } }
+
+// Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// This file is part of the GNU ISO C++ Library.  This library is free
+// software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+// terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+// Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+// any later version.
+
+// This 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this library; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
+// <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#include <string>
+#include <testsuite_hooks.h>
+
+void test01()
+{
+  const char *a = "\x7f";
+  const char *b = "\x80";
+  int c = std::char_traits<char>::compare(a, b, 2);
+  constexpr int d = std::char_traits<char>::compare("\x7f", "\x80", 2);
+
+  VERIFY( c && (c < 0) == (static_cast<unsigned char>(a[0])
+			   < static_cast<unsigned char>(b[0])) );
+  VERIFY( d && (c < 0) == (d < 0) );
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+  test01();
+  return 0;
+}