diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/micropatch.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/micropatch.c
index a080a7d569a5..04ef0b48ab21 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/micropatch.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/micropatch.c
@@ -204,9 +204,15 @@ static uint patch_2f00[] __initdata = {
 };
 #endif
 
+static void __init cpm_write_patch(cpm8xx_t *cp, int offset, uint *patch, int len)
+{
+	if (!len)
+		return;
+	memcpy_toio(cp->cp_dpmem + offset, patch, len);
+}
+
 void __init cpm_load_patch(cpm8xx_t *cp)
 {
-	volatile uint		*dp;		/* Dual-ported RAM. */
 	volatile cpm8xx_t	*commproc;
 #if defined(CONFIG_I2C_SPI_UCODE_PATCH) || \
     defined(CONFIG_I2C_SPI_SMC1_UCODE_PATCH)
@@ -216,20 +222,13 @@ void __init cpm_load_patch(cpm8xx_t *cp)
 	volatile smc_uart_t	*smp;
 #endif
 #endif
-	int	i;
-
 	commproc = cp;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_SOF_UCODE_PATCH
 	commproc->cp_rccr = 0;
 
-	dp = (uint *)(commproc->cp_dpmem);
-	for (i=0; i<(sizeof(patch_2000)/4); i++)
-		*dp++ = patch_2000[i];
-
-	dp = (uint *)&(commproc->cp_dpmem[0x0f00]);
-	for (i=0; i<(sizeof(patch_2f00)/4); i++)
-		*dp++ = patch_2f00[i];
+	cpm_write_patch(cp, 0, patch_2000, sizeof(patch_2000));
+	cpm_write_patch(cp, 0xf00, patch_2f00, sizeof(patch_2f00));
 
 	commproc->cp_rccr = 0x0009;
 
@@ -241,13 +240,8 @@ void __init cpm_load_patch(cpm8xx_t *cp)
 
 	commproc->cp_rccr = 0;
 
-	dp = (uint *)(commproc->cp_dpmem);
-	for (i=0; i<(sizeof(patch_2000)/4); i++)
-		*dp++ = patch_2000[i];
-
-	dp = (uint *)&(commproc->cp_dpmem[0x0f00]);
-	for (i=0; i<(sizeof(patch_2f00)/4); i++)
-		*dp++ = patch_2f00[i];
+	cpm_write_patch(cp, 0, patch_2000, sizeof(patch_2000));
+	cpm_write_patch(cp, 0xf00, patch_2f00, sizeof(patch_2f00));
 
 	iip = (iic_t *)&commproc->cp_dparam[PROFF_IIC];
 # define RPBASE 0x0500
@@ -255,9 +249,8 @@ void __init cpm_load_patch(cpm8xx_t *cp)
 
 	/* Put SPI above the IIC, also 32-byte aligned.
 	*/
-	i = (RPBASE + sizeof(iic_t) + 31) & ~31;
 	spp = (struct spi_pram *)&commproc->cp_dparam[PROFF_SPI];
-	spp->rpbase = i;
+	spp->rpbase = (RPBASE + sizeof(iic_t) + 31) & ~31;
 
 # if defined(CONFIG_I2C_SPI_UCODE_PATCH)
 	commproc->cp_cpmcr1 = 0x802a;
@@ -271,9 +264,7 @@ void __init cpm_load_patch(cpm8xx_t *cp)
 
 # if defined(CONFIG_I2C_SPI_SMC1_UCODE_PATCH)
 
-	dp = (uint *)&(commproc->cp_dpmem[0x0e00]);
-	for (i=0; i<(sizeof(patch_2e00)/4); i++)
-		*dp++ = patch_2e00[i];
+	cpm_write_patch(cp, 0xe00, patch_2e00, sizeof(patch_2e00));
 
 	commproc->cp_cpmcr1 = 0x8080;
 	commproc->cp_cpmcr2 = 0x808a;