diff --git a/programs/aes/aescrypt2.c b/programs/aes/aescrypt2.c
index 1bc657414..f4fe48a3d 100644
--- a/programs/aes/aescrypt2.c
+++ b/programs/aes/aescrypt2.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     unsigned char key[512];
     unsigned char digest[32];
     unsigned char buffer[1024];
+    unsigned char diff;
 
     aes_context aes_ctx;
     sha2_context sha_ctx;
@@ -401,7 +402,12 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
             goto exit;
         }
 
-        if( memcmp( digest, buffer, 32 ) != 0 )
+        /* Use constant-time buffer comparison */
+        diff = 0;
+        for( i = 0; i < 32; i++ )
+            diff |= digest[i] ^ buffer[i];
+
+        if( diff != 0 )
         {
             fprintf( stderr, "HMAC check failed: wrong key, "
                              "or file corrupted.\n" );
diff --git a/programs/hash/generic_sum.c b/programs/hash/generic_sum.c
index 10692a98f..c55a63623 100644
--- a/programs/hash/generic_sum.c
+++ b/programs/hash/generic_sum.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static int generic_check( const md_info_t *md_info, char *filename )
     int nb_tot1, nb_tot2;
     unsigned char sum[POLARSSL_MD_MAX_SIZE];
     char buf[POLARSSL_MD_MAX_SIZE * 2 + 1], line[1024];
+    char diff;
 
     if( ( f = fopen( filename, "rb" ) ) == NULL )
     {
@@ -127,7 +128,12 @@ static int generic_check( const md_info_t *md_info, char *filename )
         for( i = 0; i < md_info->size; i++ )
             sprintf( buf + i * 2, "%02x", sum[i] );
 
-        if( memcmp( line, buf, 2 * md_info->size ) != 0 )
+        /* Use constant-time buffer comparison */
+        diff = 0;
+        for( i = 0; i < 2 * md_info->size; i++ )
+            diff |= line[i] ^ buf[i];
+
+        if( diff != 0 )
         {
             nb_err2++;
             fprintf( stderr, "wrong checksum: %s\n", line + 66 );
diff --git a/programs/hash/md5sum.c b/programs/hash/md5sum.c
index 1ca7e879f..ede3c4558 100644
--- a/programs/hash/md5sum.c
+++ b/programs/hash/md5sum.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static int md5_check( char *filename )
     int nb_tot1, nb_tot2;
     unsigned char sum[16];
     char buf[33], line[1024];
+    char diff;
 
     if( ( f = fopen( filename, "rb" ) ) == NULL )
     {
@@ -121,7 +122,12 @@ static int md5_check( char *filename )
         for( i = 0; i < 16; i++ )
             sprintf( buf + i * 2, "%02x", sum[i] );
 
-        if( memcmp( line, buf, 32 ) != 0 )
+        /* Use constant-time buffer comparison */
+        diff = 0;
+        for( i = 0; i < 32; i++ )
+            diff |= line[i] ^ buf[i];
+
+        if( diff != 0 )
         {
             nb_err2++;
             fprintf( stderr, "wrong checksum: %s\n", line + 34 );
diff --git a/programs/hash/sha1sum.c b/programs/hash/sha1sum.c
index 92f840662..c20323d57 100644
--- a/programs/hash/sha1sum.c
+++ b/programs/hash/sha1sum.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static int sha1_check( char *filename )
     int nb_tot1, nb_tot2;
     unsigned char sum[20];
     char buf[41], line[1024];
+    char diff;
 
     if( ( f = fopen( filename, "rb" ) ) == NULL )
     {
@@ -121,7 +122,12 @@ static int sha1_check( char *filename )
         for( i = 0; i < 20; i++ )
             sprintf( buf + i * 2, "%02x", sum[i] );
 
-        if( memcmp( line, buf, 40 ) != 0 )
+        /* Use constant-time buffer comparison */
+        diff = 0;
+        for( i = 0; i < 40; i++ )
+            diff |= line[i] ^ buf[i];
+
+        if( diff != 0 )
         {
             nb_err2++;
             fprintf( stderr, "wrong checksum: %s\n", line + 42 );
diff --git a/programs/hash/sha2sum.c b/programs/hash/sha2sum.c
index 83124cf3c..c01bb1cd2 100644
--- a/programs/hash/sha2sum.c
+++ b/programs/hash/sha2sum.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static int sha2_check( char *filename )
     int nb_tot1, nb_tot2;
     unsigned char sum[32];
     char buf[65], line[1024];
+    char diff;
 
     if( ( f = fopen( filename, "rb" ) ) == NULL )
     {
@@ -121,7 +122,12 @@ static int sha2_check( char *filename )
         for( i = 0; i < 32; i++ )
             sprintf( buf + i * 2, "%02x", sum[i] );
 
-        if( memcmp( line, buf, 64 ) != 0 )
+        /* Use constant-time buffer comparison */
+        diff = 0;
+        for( i = 0; i < 64; i++ )
+            diff |= line[i] ^ buf[i];
+
+        if( diff != 0 )
         {
             nb_err2++;
             fprintf( stderr, "wrong checksum: %s\n", line + 66 );