diff --git a/cfg/kernal-x16.cfgtpl b/cfg/kernal-x16.cfgtpl
index b9594ee1..b4cde1e2 100644
--- a/cfg/kernal-x16.cfgtpl
+++ b/cfg/kernal-x16.cfgtpl
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
 	SERIAL:   load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
 	LZSA:     load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
 	CHANNEL:  load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
+	UTIL:     load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
 	C816_UTIL: load = KERNAL,  type = ro;
 	C816_ABORT_NATIVE: load = KERNAL, type = ro, start = $E44C; # low byte: JMP abs, high byte equals low byte of C816_CLALL_THUNK
 	JOYSTICK: load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ SEGMENTS {
 	MEMDRV:   load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
 	NMI:      load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
 	IRQ:      load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
-	UTIL:     load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
 	GRAPH:    load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
 	CONSOLE:  load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
 	SPRITES:  load = KERNAL,   type = ro;
diff --git a/kernal/cbm/util.s b/kernal/cbm/util.s
index c49d7d68..e0a59c94 100644
--- a/kernal/cbm/util.s
+++ b/kernal/cbm/util.s
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 .feature labels_without_colons
 
+.include "65c816.inc"
 .include "banks.inc"
 
 bsout = $ffd2
@@ -20,31 +21,70 @@ bsout = $ffd2
 ;  terminated by a $00. the immediate string must not be longer
 ;  than 255 characters including the terminator.
 
-primm
+.proc primm
 	pha             ;save registers
-	txa
-	pha
-	tya
-	pha
+	phx
+	phy
 	ldy #0
 
-@1	tsx             ;increment return address on stack
-	inc $104,x      ;and make imparm = return address
-	bne @2
-	inc $105,x
-@2	lda $104,x
+	set_carry_if_65c816
+	bcs is_65c816
+
+	tsx
+	lda $0104,x
 	sta imparm
-	lda $105,x
+	lda $0105,x
 	sta imparm+1
 
-	lda (imparm),y  ;fetch character to print (*** always system bank ***)
-	beq @3          ;null= eol
-	jsr bsout       ;print the character
+@1	iny
+	lda (imparm),y ;fetch character to print (*** always system bank ***)
+	beq @2         ;null= eol
+	jsr bsout      ;print the character
 	bcc @1
 
-@3	pla             ;restore registers
-	tay
+@2	phy            ;increment return address on stack
+	tsx
+	lda imparm
+	clc
+	adc $0101,x
+	sta $0105,x
+	bcc @3
+	lda imparm+1
+	adc #$00
+	sta $0106,x
+@3	ply            ;pop counter
+	ply            ;restore registers
+	plx
 	pla
-	tax
+	rts
+
+is_65c816:
+.pushcpu
+.setcpu "65816"
+	lda $04,S
+	sta imparm
+	lda $05,S
+	sta imparm+1
+
+@1	iny
+	lda (imparm),y ;fetch character to print (*** always system bank ***)
+	beq @2         ;null= eol
+	jsr bsout      ;print the character
+	bcc @1
+
+@2	phy            ;increment return address on stack
+	lda imparm
+	clc
+	adc $01,S
+	sta $05,S
+	bcc @3
+	lda imparm+1
+	adc #$00
+	sta $06,S
+@3	ply            ;pop counter
+	ply            ;restore registers
+	plx
 	pla
-	rts             ;return
+	rts
+.popcpu
+.endproc