diff --git a/src/include/blockwise_gemm.hip.hpp b/src/include/blockwise_gemm.hip.hpp
index c3a17634ec..cb4cce5ec2 100644
--- a/src/include/blockwise_gemm.hip.hpp
+++ b/src/include/blockwise_gemm.hip.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "threadwise_gemm.hip.hpp"
 
+extern "C" __attribute__((address_space(3))) void* __to_local(void* p) [[hc]];
+
 template <index_t BlockSize,
           class BlockMatrixA,
           class BlockMatrixB,
@@ -387,9 +389,11 @@ struct BlockwiseGemmBlockABlockBThreadCTransANormalBNormalC_v2
             {
                 threadwise_matrix_copy(
                     a_block_mtx,
+                    //MPerLevel1Cluster = 4
                     p_a_block + a_block_mtx.Get1dIndex(k_begin, m_repeat * MPerLevel1Cluster) +
                         mMyThreadOffsetA,
                     a_thread_mtx,
+                    //MPerThreadSubC = 4
                     p_a_thread + a_thread_mtx.Get1dIndex(0, m_repeat * MPerThreadSubC),
                     a_thread_sub_mtx.GetLengths());
             }
@@ -398,11 +402,18 @@ struct BlockwiseGemmBlockABlockBThreadCTransANormalBNormalC_v2
                 auto src_index = a_block_mtx.Get1dIndex(k_begin, 0) + mMyThreadOffsetA;
                 auto dst_index = a_thread_sub_mtx.Get1dIndex(0, 0);
 
-                const float4* loc = (const float4 *)(p_a_block + src_index);
+                //const float4* loc = (const float4 *)(p_a_block + src_index);
                 float4* reg = (float4 *)(p_a_thread + dst_index);
 
-                reg[0] = loc[0];
-                reg[MPerThreadSubC/4] = loc[MPerLevel1Cluster/4];
+                //reg[0] = loc[0];
+                //reg[MPerThreadSubC/4] = loc[MPerLevel1Cluster/4];
+                asm volatile("\n \
+                        ds_read2_b64 %0, %2 offset1:1 \n \
+                        ds_read2_b64 %1, %2 offset0:16 offset1:17 \n \
+                        s_waitcnt lgkmcnt(0)" 
+                        : "=v"(reg[0]), "=v"(reg[1]) 
+                        : "v"(__to_local((void *)&p_a_block[src_index]))
+                        );
             }
 #endif