diff --git a/src/shims/foreign_items.rs b/src/shims/foreign_items.rs
index 7e7f17b0dbd..e816a35253d 100644
--- a/src/shims/foreign_items.rs
+++ b/src/shims/foreign_items.rs
@@ -434,10 +434,19 @@ pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriEvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx
             }
 
             // Target-specific shims
-            _ => match this.tcx.sess.target.target.target_os.as_str() {
-                "linux" | "macos" => return posix::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, args, dest, ret),
-                "windows" => return windows::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, args, dest, ret),
-                target => throw_unsup_format!("the target `{}` is not supported", target),
+            _ => {
+                match this.tcx.sess.target.target.arch.as_str() {
+                    "x86" | "x86_64" => match link_name {
+                        "llvm.x86.sse2.pause" => return Ok(true),
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+                match this.tcx.sess.target.target.target_os.as_str() {
+                    "linux" | "macos" => return posix::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, args, dest, ret),
+                    "windows" => return windows::EvalContextExt::emulate_foreign_item_by_name(this, link_name, args, dest, ret),
+                    target => throw_unsup_format!("the target `{}` is not supported", target),
+                }
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/tests/run-pass/sync.rs b/tests/run-pass/sync.rs
index 1ede5d42bb4..90885880e68 100644
--- a/tests/run-pass/sync.rs
+++ b/tests/run-pass/sync.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #![feature(rustc_private)]
 
 use std::sync::{Mutex, TryLockError};
+use std::sync::atomic;
 
 fn main() {
     test_mutex_stdlib();
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ fn main() {
     {
         test_rwlock_stdlib();
     }
+    test_spin_loop_hint();
 }
 
 fn test_mutex_stdlib() {
@@ -50,3 +52,7 @@ impl<T> TryLockErrorExt<T> for TryLockError<T> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn test_spin_loop_hint() {
+    atomic::spin_loop_hint();
+}