diff --git a/tt_metal/hw/firmware/src/slave_idle_erisc.cc b/tt_metal/hw/firmware/src/slave_idle_erisc.cc
index 452877eb8d6..b0cc1723c5d 100644
--- a/tt_metal/hw/firmware/src/slave_idle_erisc.cc
+++ b/tt_metal/hw/firmware/src/slave_idle_erisc.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     conditionally_disable_l1_cache();
     DIRTY_STACK_MEMORY();
     WAYPOINT("I");
-    do_crt1((uint32_t *)MEM_SLAVE_IERISC_INIT_LOCAL_L1_BASE_SCRATCH);
+
+    int32_t num_words = ((uint)__ldm_data_end - (uint)__ldm_data_start) >> 2;
+    l1_to_local_mem_copy((uint *)__ldm_data_start, (uint tt_l1_ptr *)MEM_SLAVE_IERISC_INIT_LOCAL_L1_BASE_SCRATCH, num_words);
 
     risc_init();