diff --git a/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c b/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
index bcff859bac..402b78507f 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c
@@ -289,8 +289,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t sbr;
     uint32_t adder;
 
-    /* Script ram is stored as 32-bit words in host byteorder.  */
-    uint32_t script_ram[2048];
+    uint8_t script_ram[2048 * sizeof(uint32_t)];
 } LSIState;
 
 #define TYPE_LSI53C810  "lsi53c810"
@@ -2079,29 +2078,14 @@ static void lsi_ram_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
                           uint64_t val, unsigned size)
 {
     LSIState *s = opaque;
-    uint32_t newval;
-    uint32_t mask;
-    int shift;
-
-    newval = s->script_ram[addr >> 2];
-    shift = (addr & 3) * 8;
-    mask = ((uint64_t)1 << (size * 8)) - 1;
-    newval &= ~(mask << shift);
-    newval |= val << shift;
-    s->script_ram[addr >> 2] = newval;
+    stn_le_p(s->script_ram + addr, size, val);
 }
 
 static uint64_t lsi_ram_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
                              unsigned size)
 {
     LSIState *s = opaque;
-    uint32_t val;
-    uint32_t mask;
-
-    val = s->script_ram[addr >> 2];
-    mask = ((uint64_t)1 << (size * 8)) - 1;
-    val >>= (addr & 3) * 8;
-    return val & mask;
+    return ldn_le_p(s->script_ram + addr, size);
 }
 
 static const MemoryRegionOps lsi_ram_ops = {
@@ -2244,7 +2228,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_lsi_scsi = {
         VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE(scratch, LSIState, 0, 18 * sizeof(uint32_t)),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(sbr, LSIState),
 
-        VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE(script_ram, LSIState, 0, 2048 * sizeof(uint32_t)),
+        VMSTATE_BUFFER_UNSAFE(script_ram, LSIState, 0, 8192),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
 };