diff --git a/src/vm/wren_utils.c b/src/vm/wren_utils.c
index 617913cb..e179cef5 100644
--- a/src/vm/wren_utils.c
+++ b/src/vm/wren_utils.c
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ int wrenSymbolTableFind(const SymbolTable* symbols,
   // TODO: O(n). Do something better.
   for (int i = 0; i < symbols->count; i++)
   {
-    if (symbols->data[i]->length == length &&
-        memcmp(symbols->data[i]->value, name, length) == 0) return i;
+    if(wrenStringEqualStrLength(symbols->data[i], name, length)) return i;
   }
 
   return -1;
diff --git a/src/vm/wren_value.c b/src/vm/wren_value.c
index f4849015..fba93617 100644
--- a/src/vm/wren_value.c
+++ b/src/vm/wren_value.c
@@ -1295,11 +1295,7 @@ bool wrenValuesEqual(Value a, Value b)
 
     case OBJ_STRING:
     {
-      ObjString* aString = (ObjString*)aObj;
-      ObjString* bString = (ObjString*)bObj;
-      return aString->length == bString->length &&
-             aString->hash == bString->hash &&
-             memcmp(aString->value, bString->value, aString->length) == 0;
+      return wrenStringsEqual((ObjString*)aObj, (ObjString*)bObj);
     }
 
     default:
diff --git a/src/vm/wren_value.h b/src/vm/wren_value.h
index c1245818..1e37bb89 100644
--- a/src/vm/wren_value.h
+++ b/src/vm/wren_value.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define wren_value_h
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "wren_common.h"
 #include "wren_utils.h"
@@ -785,6 +786,22 @@ static inline bool wrenValuesSame(Value a, Value b)
 // other values are equal if they are identical objects.
 bool wrenValuesEqual(Value a, Value b);
 
+// Returns true is [a] and [str] represent the same string.
+static inline bool wrenStringEqualStrLength(const ObjString* a,
+                                            const char* str, size_t length)
+{
+  return a->length == length &&
+         memcmp(a->value, str, length) == 0;
+}
+
+// Returns true is [a] and [b] represent the same string.
+static inline bool wrenStringsEqual(const ObjString* a, const ObjString* b)
+{
+  return a == b ||
+         (a->hash == b->hash &&
+          wrenStringEqualStrLength(a, b->value, b->length));
+}
+
 // Returns true if [value] is a bool. Do not call this directly, instead use
 // [IS_BOOL].
 static inline bool wrenIsBool(Value value)