diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_memory.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_memory.cpp
index eb21fc873d..4c9e0e8c3e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_memory.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_memory.cpp
@@ -45,16 +45,24 @@ error_code sys_memory_allocate(u32 size, u64 flags, vm::ptr<u32> alloc_addr)
 		return CELL_ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	if (!alloc_addr)
+	if (const auto area = vm::get(align == 0x10000 ? vm::user64k : vm::user1m, 0, ::align(size, 0x10000000)))
 	{
-		dct->used -= size;
-		return CELL_EFAULT;
+		if (u32 addr = area->alloc(size, align))
+		{
+			if (alloc_addr)
+			{
+				*alloc_addr = addr;
+				return CELL_OK;
+			}
+
+			// Dealloc using the syscall
+			sys_memory_free(addr);
+			return CELL_EFAULT;
+		}
 	}
 
-	// Allocate memory, write back the start address of the allocated area
-	*alloc_addr = verify(HERE, vm::alloc(size, align == 0x10000 ? vm::user64k : vm::user1m, align));
-
-	return CELL_OK;
+	dct->used -= size;
+	return CELL_ENOMEM;
 }
 
 error_code sys_memory_allocate_from_container(u32 size, u32 cid, u64 flags, vm::ptr<u32> alloc_addr)
@@ -98,19 +106,28 @@ error_code sys_memory_allocate_from_container(u32 size, u32 cid, u64 flags, vm::
 		return ct.ret;
 	}
 
-	if (!alloc_addr)
-	{
-		ct->used -= size;
-		return CELL_EFAULT;
-	}
-
 	// Create phantom memory object
 	const auto mem = idm::make_ptr<lv2_memory_alloca>(size, align, flags, ct.ptr);
 
-	// Allocate memory
-	*alloc_addr = verify(HERE, vm::get(align == 0x10000 ? vm::user64k : vm::user1m)->alloc(size, mem->align, &mem->shm));
+	if (const auto area = vm::get(align == 0x10000 ? vm::user64k : vm::user1m, 0, ::align(size, 0x10000000)))
+	{
+		if (u32 addr = area->alloc(size, mem->align, &mem->shm))
+		{
+			if (alloc_addr)
+			{
+				*alloc_addr = addr;
+				return CELL_OK;
+			}
 
-	return CELL_OK;
+			// Dealloc using the syscall
+			sys_memory_free(addr);
+			return CELL_EFAULT;
+		}
+	}
+
+	idm::remove<lv2_memory_alloca>(idm::last_id());
+	ct->used -= size;
+	return CELL_ENOMEM;
 }
 
 error_code sys_memory_free(u32 addr)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
index 457f311f8a..8b2974915f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ namespace vm
 		return nullptr;
 	}
 
-	std::shared_ptr<block_t> get(memory_location_t location, u32 addr)
+	std::shared_ptr<block_t> get(memory_location_t location, u32 addr, u32 area_size)
 	{
 		vm::reader_lock lock;
 
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ namespace vm
 			{
 				auto& loc = g_locations[location];
 
-				if (!loc)
+				if (!loc && area_size)
 				{
 					if (location == vm::user64k || location == vm::user1m)
 					{
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ namespace vm
 						if (!loc)
 						{
 							// Deferred allocation
-							loc = _find_map(0x10000000, 0x10000000, location == vm::user64k ? 0x201 : 0x401);
+							loc = _find_map(area_size, 0x10000000, location == vm::user64k ? 0x201 : 0x401);
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h
index 562ba25218..453a2e5d08 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace vm
 	std::shared_ptr<block_t> unmap(u32 addr, bool must_be_empty = false);
 
 	// Get memory block associated with optionally specified memory location or optionally specified address
-	std::shared_ptr<block_t> get(memory_location_t location, u32 addr = 0);
+	std::shared_ptr<block_t> get(memory_location_t location, u32 addr = 0, u32 area_size = 0);
 
 	// Get PS3/PSV virtual memory address from the provided pointer (nullptr always converted to 0)
 	inline vm::addr_t get_addr(const void* real_ptr)