diff --git a/quantum/matrix_common.c b/quantum/matrix_common.c
index 79f77421e1..5fdc9186fa 100644
--- a/quantum/matrix_common.c
+++ b/quantum/matrix_common.c
@@ -95,24 +95,22 @@ uint8_t matrix_key_count(void) {
 bool matrix_post_scan(void) {
     bool changed = false;
     if (is_keyboard_master()) {
+        static bool  last_connected              = false;
         matrix_row_t slave_matrix[ROWS_PER_HAND] = {0};
         if (transport_master_if_connected(matrix + thisHand, slave_matrix)) {
-            for (int i = 0; i < ROWS_PER_HAND; ++i) {
-                if (matrix[thatHand + i] != slave_matrix[i]) {
-                    matrix[thatHand + i] = slave_matrix[i];
-                    changed              = true;
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            // reset other half if disconnected
-            for (int i = 0; i < ROWS_PER_HAND; ++i) {
-                matrix[thatHand + i] = 0;
-                slave_matrix[i]      = 0;
-            }
+            changed = memcmp(matrix + thatHand, slave_matrix, sizeof(slave_matrix)) != 0;
 
+            last_connected = true;
+        } else if (last_connected) {
+            // reset other half when disconnected
+            memset(slave_matrix, 0, sizeof(slave_matrix));
             changed = true;
+
+            last_connected = false;
         }
 
+        if (changed) memcpy(matrix + thatHand, slave_matrix, sizeof(slave_matrix));
+
         matrix_scan_quantum();
     } else {
         transport_slave(matrix + thatHand, matrix + thisHand);
diff --git a/quantum/split_common/split_util.h b/quantum/split_common/split_util.h
index ef72043bb7..c7eabea233 100644
--- a/quantum/split_common/split_util.h
+++ b/quantum/split_common/split_util.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "matrix.h"