diff --git a/esp-hal-common/src/soc/esp32s3/mod.rs b/esp-hal-common/src/soc/esp32s3/mod.rs
index 9c3c52fe79a..9bf2ddebd75 100644
--- a/esp-hal-common/src/soc/esp32s3/mod.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-common/src/soc/esp32s3/mod.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub unsafe fn configure_cpu_caches() {
     }
 
     // ideally these should be configurable
-    const CONFIG_ESP32S3_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_SIZE: u32 = 0x4000; // ESP32S3_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_16KB
+    const CONFIG_ESP32S3_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_SIZE: u32 = 0x8000; // ESP32S3_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_16KB
     const CONFIG_ESP32S3_ICACHE_ASSOCIATED_WAYS: u8 = 8; // ESP32S3_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_8WAYS
     const CONFIG_ESP32S3_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_LINE_SIZE: u8 = 32; // ESP32S3_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_LINE_32B
 
diff --git a/esp-hal-common/src/spi/master.rs b/esp-hal-common/src/spi/master.rs
index adf15f7ddf5..cc0b82e4d3f 100644
--- a/esp-hal-common/src/spi/master.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-common/src/spi/master.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
 use fugit::HertzU32;
+use procmacros::ram;
 
 use super::{
     DuplexMode,
@@ -2526,6 +2527,7 @@ pub trait Instance {
     /// you must ensure that the whole messages was written correctly, use
     /// [`Self::flush`].
     // FIXME: See below.
+    #[ram]
     fn write_bytes(&mut self, words: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let num_chunks = words.len() / FIFO_SIZE;
 
@@ -2586,6 +2588,7 @@ pub trait Instance {
     /// Sends out a stuffing byte for every byte to read. This function doesn't
     /// perform flushing. If you want to read the response to something you
     /// have written before, consider using [`Self::transfer`] instead.
+    #[ram]
     fn read_bytes(&mut self, words: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let empty_array = [EMPTY_WRITE_PAD; FIFO_SIZE];
 
@@ -2606,6 +2609,7 @@ pub trait Instance {
     // FIXME: Using something like `core::slice::from_raw_parts` and
     // `copy_from_slice` on the receive registers works only for the esp32 and
     // esp32c3 varaints. The reason for this is unknown.
+    #[ram]
     fn read_bytes_from_fifo(&mut self, words: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let reg_block = self.register_block();
 
@@ -2642,6 +2646,7 @@ pub trait Instance {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[ram]
     fn transfer<'w>(&mut self, words: &'w mut [u8]) -> Result<&'w [u8], Error> {
         for chunk in words.chunks_mut(FIFO_SIZE) {
             self.write_bytes(chunk)?;