diff --git a/library/chachapoly.c b/library/chachapoly.c
index ceb4292..547ffb2 100644
--- a/library/chachapoly.c
+++ b/library/chachapoly.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "mbedtls/chachapoly.h"
 #include "mbedtls/platform_util.h"
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
+#include "mbedtls/constant_time.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -337,7 +338,6 @@
 {
     int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     unsigned char check_tag[16];
-    size_t i;
     int diff;
     CHACHAPOLY_VALIDATE_RET(ctx   != NULL);
     CHACHAPOLY_VALIDATE_RET(nonce != NULL);
@@ -353,9 +353,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Check tag in "constant-time" */
-    for (diff = 0, i = 0; i < sizeof(check_tag); i++) {
-        diff |= tag[i] ^ check_tag[i];
-    }
+    diff = mbedtls_ct_memcmp(tag, check_tag, sizeof(check_tag));
 
     if (diff != 0) {
         mbedtls_platform_zeroize(output, length);