diff --git a/module_usb_aud_shared/usb_buffer/xc_ptr.h b/module_usb_aud_shared/usb_buffer/xc_ptr.h
index e2750668..ac6b8b90 100644
--- a/module_usb_aud_shared/usb_buffer/xc_ptr.h
+++ b/module_usb_aud_shared/usb_buffer/xc_ptr.h
@@ -12,10 +12,16 @@ inline xc_ptr array_to_xc_ptr(unsigned a[]) {
 #define write_via_xc_ptr(p,x)   asm("stw %0, %1[0]"::"r"(x),"r"(p))
 
 #define write_via_xc_ptr_indexed(p,i,x)   asm("stw %0, %1[%2]"::"r"(x),"r"(p),"r"(i))
+#define write_byte_via_xc_ptr_indexed(p,i,x)   asm("st8 %0, %1[%2]"::"r"(x),"r"(p),"r"(i))
+// No immediate st8 format
+#define write_byte_via_xc_ptr(p,x)   write_byte_via_xc_ptr_indexed(p, 0, x)
 
 #define read_via_xc_ptr(x,p)  asm("ldw %0, %1[0]":"=r"(x):"r"(p));
 
 #define read_via_xc_ptr_indexed(x,p,i)  asm("ldw %0, %1[%2]":"=r"(x):"r"(p),"r"(i));
+#define read_byte_via_xc_ptr_indexed(x,p,i)  asm("ld8u %0, %1[%2]":"=r"(x):"r"(p),"r"(i));
+// No immediate ld8u format
+#define read_byte_via_xc_ptr(x,p)  read_byte_via_xc_ptr_indexed(x, p, 0)
 
 #define GET_SHARED_GLOBAL(x, g) asm("ldw %0, dp[" #g "]":"=r"(x))
 #define SET_SHARED_GLOBAL(g, v) asm("stw %0, dp[" #g "]"::"r"(v))