diff --git a/libsrc/c16/c16-ram.s b/libsrc/c16/c16-ram.s
index 3d797c6ab..2b603ae14 100644
--- a/libsrc/c16/c16-ram.s
+++ b/libsrc/c16/c16-ram.s
@@ -158,37 +158,11 @@ transfer:
         sei
         sta     ENABLE_RAM
 
+	.repeat	8
         lda	(ptr1),y
         sta	(ptr2),y
         iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
+	.endrepeat
 
         sta     ENABLE_ROM
         cli
diff --git a/libsrc/c64/c64-ram.s b/libsrc/c64/c64-ram.s
index 161f35272..b0a60c1d9 100644
--- a/libsrc/c64/c64-ram.s
+++ b/libsrc/c64/c64-ram.s
@@ -147,37 +147,11 @@ transfer:
 
 ; Unroll the following loop
 
-loop:   lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
-        sta	(ptr2),y
-        iny
-
-        lda	(ptr1),y
+loop:	.repeat	8
+	lda	(ptr1),y
         sta	(ptr2),y
         iny
+	.endrepeat
 
         bne     loop