_VX is the glibc name for _VXRS from the kernel
diff --git a/numpy/core/src/common/npy_cpu_features.c b/numpy/core/src/common/npy_cpu_features.c
index 773f4af..27c4fc2 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/common/npy_cpu_features.c
+++ b/numpy/core/src/common/npy_cpu_features.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ npy__cpu_init_features(void)
     memset(npy__cpu_have, 0, sizeof(npy__cpu_have[0]) * NPY_CPU_FEATURE_MAX);
     
     unsigned int hwcap = getauxval(AT_HWCAP);
-    if ((hwcap & HWCAP_S390_VX) == 0) {
+    if ((hwcap & HWCAP_S390_VXRS) == 0) {
         return;
     }