diff --git a/Marlin/configuration_store.cpp b/Marlin/configuration_store.cpp
index 4ea56ff6f8451354e010eae65872f7e73c8a9e12..a6a33061613326da81fa294d042f1fd291742d91 100644
--- a/Marlin/configuration_store.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/configuration_store.cpp
@@ -625,15 +625,18 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
     if (!eeprom_error) {
       const int eeprom_size = eeprom_index;
 
+      const uint16_t tcrc = working_crc;
+
       // Write the EEPROM header
       eeprom_index = EEPROM_OFFSET;
+
       EEPROM_WRITE(version);
-      EEPROM_WRITE(working_crc);
+      EEPROM_WRITE(tcrc);
 
       // Report storage size
       SERIAL_ECHO_START;
       SERIAL_ECHOPAIR("Settings Stored (", eeprom_size - (EEPROM_OFFSET));
-      SERIAL_ECHOPAIR(" bytes; crc ", working_crc);
+      SERIAL_ECHOPAIR(" bytes; crc ", tcrc);
       SERIAL_ECHOLNPGM(")");
     }
 
@@ -982,11 +985,11 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
       }
       else {
         SERIAL_ERROR_START;
-        SERIAL_ERRORPGM("EEPROM checksum mismatch - (stored CRC)");
+        SERIAL_ERRORPGM("EEPROM CRC mismatch - (stored) ");
         SERIAL_ERROR(stored_crc);
         SERIAL_ERRORPGM(" != ");
         SERIAL_ERROR(working_crc);
-        SERIAL_ERRORLNPGM(" (calculated CRC)!");
+        SERIAL_ERRORLNPGM(" (calculated)!");
         reset();
       }
 
@@ -1027,7 +1030,6 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
     return !eeprom_error;
   }
 
-
   #if ENABLED(AUTO_BED_LEVELING_UBL)
 
     void ubl_invalid_slot(const int s) {
@@ -1051,7 +1053,7 @@ void MarlinSettings::postprocess() {
         if (!WITHIN(slot, 0, a - 1)) {
           ubl_invalid_slot(a);
           SERIAL_PROTOCOLPAIR("E2END=", E2END);
-          SERIAL_PROTOCOLPAIR(" meshes_end=", (int)meshes_end);
+          SERIAL_PROTOCOLPAIR(" meshes_end=", meshes_end);
           SERIAL_PROTOCOLLNPAIR(" slot=", slot);
           SERIAL_EOL;
           return;
diff --git a/Marlin/configuration_store.h b/Marlin/configuration_store.h
index 1166ed29ea628dcc9a4c4c2a1f4c6446804af304..23a716a94f617c5b3e155e0dbb5e58974a7a5f02 100644
--- a/Marlin/configuration_store.h
+++ b/Marlin/configuration_store.h
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class MarlinSettings {
       #if ENABLED(AUTO_BED_LEVELING_UBL) // Eventually make these available if any leveling system
                                          // That can store is enabled
         static int meshes_begin;
-        const static int mat_end = E2END;            // Mesh allocation table; this may not end up being necessary
-        const static int meshes_end = mat_end - 128; // 128 is a placeholder for the size of the MAT
+        const static int meshes_end = E2END - 128; // 128 is a placeholder for the size of the MAT; the MAT will always
+                                                   // live at the very end of the eeprom
 
       #endif
 
diff --git a/Marlin/utility.cpp b/Marlin/utility.cpp
index 43544106eb75647aeea0adf61ef987f723e07792..15378fb629b98a43fa859aa997b9b407b5497d44 100644
--- a/Marlin/utility.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/utility.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ void safe_delay(millis_t ms) {
 #if ENABLED(EEPROM_SETTINGS)
 
   void crc16(uint16_t *crc, const void * const data, uint16_t cnt) {
-    uint8_t *ptr = (uint8_t*)data;
-    while (cnt-- > 0) {
+    uint8_t *ptr = (uint8_t *)data;
+    while (cnt--) {
       *crc = (uint16_t)(*crc ^ (uint16_t)(((uint16_t)*ptr++) << 8));
       for (uint8_t x = 0; x < 8; x++)
         *crc = (uint16_t)((*crc & 0x8000) ? ((uint16_t)(*crc << 1) ^ 0x1021) : (*crc << 1));