diff --git a/library/core/src/lib.rs b/library/core/src/lib.rs
index 402c1e05b4400..7873a2a44c679 100644
--- a/library/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
 #![feature(tbm_target_feature)]
 #![feature(wasm_target_feature)]
 #![feature(x86_amx_intrinsics)]
+#![cfg_attr(kani, feature(proc_macro_hygiene))]
 // tidy-alphabetical-end
 
 // allow using `core::` in intra-doc links
diff --git a/library/core/src/str/pattern.rs b/library/core/src/str/pattern.rs
index 2f1096db8f00c..eda8ca17746dd 100644
--- a/library/core/src/str/pattern.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/str/pattern.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ use crate::convert::TryInto as _;
 use crate::slice::memchr;
 use crate::{cmp, fmt};
 
+use safety::{requires, ensures};
+
+#[cfg(kani)]
+use crate::kani;
+#[cfg(kani)]
+use crate::kani::mem::same_allocation;
+
 // Pattern
 
 /// A string pattern.
@@ -1880,8 +1887,9 @@ fn simd_contains(needle: &str, haystack: &str) -> Option<bool> {
 /// # Safety
 ///
 /// Both slices must have the same length.
-#[cfg(all(target_arch = "x86_64", target_feature = "sse2"))] // only called on x86
+#[cfg(all(target_arch = "x86_64", any(kani, target_feature = "sse2")))] // only called on x86
 #[inline]
+#[requires(x.len() == y.len())]
 unsafe fn small_slice_eq(x: &[u8], y: &[u8]) -> bool {
     debug_assert_eq!(x.len(), y.len());
     // This function is adapted from
@@ -1926,6 +1934,10 @@ unsafe fn small_slice_eq(x: &[u8], y: &[u8]) -> bool {
     unsafe {
         let (mut px, mut py) = (x.as_ptr(), y.as_ptr());
         let (pxend, pyend) = (px.add(x.len() - 4), py.add(y.len() - 4));
+        #[cfg_attr(kani, kani::loop_invariant(same_allocation(x.as_ptr(), px) && same_allocation(y.as_ptr(), py)
+        && px as isize >= x.as_ptr() as isize
+        && py as isize >= y.as_ptr() as isize
+        && px as isize - x.as_ptr() as isize == (py as isize - y.as_ptr() as isize)))]
         while px < pxend {
             let vx = (px as *const u32).read_unaligned();
             let vy = (py as *const u32).read_unaligned();
@@ -1940,3 +1952,39 @@ unsafe fn small_slice_eq(x: &[u8], y: &[u8]) -> bool {
         vx == vy
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(kani)]
+#[unstable(feature = "kani", issue = "none")]
+pub mod verify {
+    use super::*;
+
+    // Copied from https://github.com/model-checking/kani/blob/main/library/kani/src/slice.rs
+    // should be removed when these functions are moved to `kani_core`
+    pub fn any_slice_of_array<T, const LENGTH: usize>(arr: &[T; LENGTH]) -> &[T] {
+        let (from, to) = any_range::<LENGTH>();
+        &arr[from..to]
+    }
+
+    fn any_range<const LENGTH: usize>() -> (usize, usize) {
+        let from: usize = kani::any();
+        let to: usize = kani::any();
+        kani::assume(to <= LENGTH);
+        kani::assume(from <= to);
+        (from, to)
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(kani, target_arch = "x86_64"))] // only called on x86
+    #[kani::proof]
+    #[kani::unwind(4)]
+    pub fn check_small_slice_eq() {
+        const ARR_SIZE: usize = 1000;
+        let x: [u8; ARR_SIZE] = kani::any();
+        let y: [u8; ARR_SIZE] = kani::any();
+        let xs = any_slice_of_array(&x);
+        let ys = any_slice_of_array(&y);
+        kani::assume(xs.len() == ys.len());
+        unsafe {
+            small_slice_eq(xs, ys);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/run-kani.sh b/scripts/run-kani.sh
index 8ce27dac5d207..310ee6a1adf2c 100755
--- a/scripts/run-kani.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-kani.sh
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ main() {
 
     echo "Running Kani verify-std command..."
 
-    "$kani_path" verify-std -Z unstable-options ./library --target-dir "$temp_dir_target" -Z function-contracts -Z mem-predicates --output-format=terse $command_args
+    "$kani_path" verify-std -Z unstable-options ./library --target-dir "$temp_dir_target" -Z function-contracts -Z mem-predicates -Z loop-contracts --output-format=terse $command_args --enable-unstable --cbmc-args --object-bits 8
 }
 
 main