diff --git a/lib/c/string.q b/lib/c/string.q
index bf95f12..b61cc0e 100644
--- a/lib/c/string.q
+++ b/lib/c/string.q
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ import mem
 
 string(s string) -> !string {
 	cstr := mem.alloc(s.len + 1)
-
-	loop i := 0..s.len {
-		cstr[i] = s[i]
-	}
-
+	mem.copy(cstr, s)
 	return cstr
 }
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