diff --git a/softmmu/memory.c b/softmmu/memory.c
index 7d9494ce70..3cce26ac41 100644
--- a/softmmu/memory.c
+++ b/softmmu/memory.c
@@ -1328,22 +1328,7 @@ static uint64_t memory_region_ram_device_read(void *opaque,
                                               hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
 {
     MemoryRegion *mr = opaque;
-    uint64_t data = (uint64_t)~0;
-
-    switch (size) {
-    case 1:
-        data = *(uint8_t *)(mr->ram_block->host + addr);
-        break;
-    case 2:
-        data = *(uint16_t *)(mr->ram_block->host + addr);
-        break;
-    case 4:
-        data = *(uint32_t *)(mr->ram_block->host + addr);
-        break;
-    case 8:
-        data = *(uint64_t *)(mr->ram_block->host + addr);
-        break;
-    }
+    uint64_t data = ldn_he_p(mr->ram_block->host + addr, size);
 
     trace_memory_region_ram_device_read(get_cpu_index(), mr, addr, data, size);
 
@@ -1357,20 +1342,7 @@ static void memory_region_ram_device_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
 
     trace_memory_region_ram_device_write(get_cpu_index(), mr, addr, data, size);
 
-    switch (size) {
-    case 1:
-        *(uint8_t *)(mr->ram_block->host + addr) = (uint8_t)data;
-        break;
-    case 2:
-        *(uint16_t *)(mr->ram_block->host + addr) = (uint16_t)data;
-        break;
-    case 4:
-        *(uint32_t *)(mr->ram_block->host + addr) = (uint32_t)data;
-        break;
-    case 8:
-        *(uint64_t *)(mr->ram_block->host + addr) = data;
-        break;
-    }
+    stn_he_p(mr->ram_block->host + addr, size, data);
 }
 
 static const MemoryRegionOps ram_device_mem_ops = {