diff --git a/crossbuild-runner/backends/x86-64/features b/crossbuild-runner/backends/x86-64/features
index 0db23c23e..2409d99e8 100644
--- a/crossbuild-runner/backends/x86-64/features
+++ b/crossbuild-runner/backends/x86-64/features
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 :fp-and-pc-standard-save
 :alien-callbacks
 :cycle-counter
-:integer-eql-vop
 :undefined-fun-restarts
 :call-symbol
 :executable-funinstances
diff --git a/src/code/pred.lisp b/src/code/pred.lisp
index 7563c18d8..604fcc5bc 100644
--- a/src/code/pred.lisp
+++ b/src/code/pred.lisp
@@ -263,8 +263,10 @@
              #+long-float
              (long-float eql)
              (bignum
-              #-integer-eql-vop (lambda (x y) (zerop (bignum-compare x y)))
-              #+integer-eql-vop eql) ; will become %eql/integer
+              (lambda (x y)
+                (sb-c::if-vop-existsp (:named sb-vm::%eql/integer)
+                   (eql x y)
+                   (zerop (bignum-compare x y)))))
              (ratio
               (lambda (x y)
                 (and (eql (numerator x) (numerator y))