diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/sysfillrect.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/sysfillrect.c
index 33ee3d34f9d2..bcdcaeae6538 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/sysfillrect.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/sysfillrect.c
@@ -50,19 +50,9 @@ bitfill_aligned(struct fb_info *p, unsigned long *dst, int dst_idx,
 
 		/* Main chunk */
 		n /= bits;
-		while (n >= 8) {
-			*dst++ = pat;
-			*dst++ = pat;
-			*dst++ = pat;
-			*dst++ = pat;
-			*dst++ = pat;
-			*dst++ = pat;
-			*dst++ = pat;
-			*dst++ = pat;
-			n -= 8;
-		}
-		while (n--)
-			*dst++ = pat;
+		memset_l(dst, pat, n);
+		dst += n;
+
 		/* Trailing bits */
 		if (last)
 			*dst = comp(pat, *dst, last);