diff --git a/libcxx/include/type_traits b/libcxx/include/type_traits
--- a/libcxx/include/type_traits
+++ b/libcxx/include/type_traits
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
 
 // is_same
 
-#if __has_keyword(__is_same)
+#if __has_builtin(__is_same)
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Up>
 struct _LIBCPP_TEMPLATE_VIS is_same : _BoolConstant<__is_same(_Tp, _Up)> { };
@@ -560,6 +560,16 @@
 inline constexpr bool is_same_v = __is_same(_Tp, _Up);
 #endif
 
+// _IsSame<T,U> has the same effect as is_same<T,U> but instantiates fewer types:
+// is_same<A,B> and is_same<C,D> are guaranteed to be different types, but on supported
+// compilers _IsSame<A,B> and _IsSame<C,D> may be the same type (namely, false_type).
+
+template <class _Tp, class _Up>
+using _IsSame = _BoolConstant<__is_same(_Tp, _Up)>;
+
+template <class _Tp, class _Up>
+using _IsNotSame = _BoolConstant<!__is_same(_Tp, _Up)>;
+
 #else
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Up> struct _LIBCPP_TEMPLATE_VIS is_same           : public false_type {};
@@ -570,26 +580,13 @@
 inline constexpr bool is_same_v = is_same<_Tp, _Up>::value;
 #endif
 
-#endif // __is_same
-
 template <class _Tp, class _Up>
-using _IsSame = _BoolConstant<
-#ifdef __clang__
-    __is_same(_Tp, _Up)
-#else
-    is_same<_Tp, _Up>::value
-#endif
->;
+using _IsSame = is_same<_Tp, _Up>;
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Up>
-using _IsNotSame = _BoolConstant<
-#ifdef __clang__
-    !__is_same(_Tp, _Up)
-#else
-    !is_same<_Tp, _Up>::value
-#endif
->;
+using _IsNotSame = _BoolConstant<!is_same<_Tp, _Up>::value>;
 
+#endif // __has_builtin(__is_same)
 
 template <class _Tp>
 using __test_for_primary_template = __enable_if_t<
@@ -602,8 +599,6 @@
 
 struct __two {char __lx[2];};
 
-// helper class:
-
 // is_const
 
 #if __has_keyword(__is_const)