diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/MemArena.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/MemArena.cpp
index 6e37021989..782e124e07 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/MemArena.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/MemArena.cpp
@@ -58,22 +58,26 @@ void MemArena::ReleaseSpace()
 }
 
 
-void* MemArena::CreateView(s64 offset, size_t size)
-{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	return MapViewOfFile(hMemoryMapping, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, (DWORD)((u64)offset), size);
-#else
-	return mmap(0, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, offset);
-#endif
-}
-
-
-void* MemArena::CreateViewAt(s64 offset, size_t size, void* base)
+void *MemArena::CreateView(s64 offset, size_t size, void *base)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	return MapViewOfFileEx(hMemoryMapping, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, (DWORD)((u64)offset), size, base);
 #else
-	return mmap(base, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_FIXED, fd, offset);
+	void *retval = mmap(
+		base, size,
+		PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+		MAP_SHARED | ((base == nullptr) ? 0 : MAP_FIXED),
+		fd, offset);
+
+	if (retval == MAP_FAILED)
+	{
+		NOTICE_LOG(MEMMAP, "mmap on %s failed", ram_temp_file);
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return retval;
+	}
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -160,14 +164,14 @@ static bool Memory_TryBase(u8 *base, const MemoryView *views, int num_views, u32
 				goto bail;
 		}
 #ifdef _M_X64
-		*views[i].out_ptr = (u8*)arena->CreateViewAt(
+		*views[i].out_ptr = (u8*)arena->CreateView(
 			position, views[i].size, base + views[i].virtual_address);
 #else
 		if (views[i].flags & MV_MIRROR_PREVIOUS) {
 			// No need to create multiple identical views.
 			*views[i].out_ptr = *views[i - 1].out_ptr;
 		} else {
-			*views[i].out_ptr = (u8*)arena->CreateViewAt(
+			*views[i].out_ptr = (u8*)arena->CreateView(
 				position, views[i].size, base + (views[i].virtual_address & 0x3FFFFFFF));
 			if (!*views[i].out_ptr)
 				goto bail;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/MemArena.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/MemArena.h
index 4c4acbc2f8..6951082723 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/MemArena.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/MemArena.h
@@ -33,12 +33,11 @@ class MemArena
 public:
 	void GrabLowMemSpace(size_t size);
 	void ReleaseSpace();
-	void* CreateView(s64 offset, size_t size);
-	void* CreateViewAt(s64 offset, size_t size, void* base);
-	void ReleaseView(void* view, size_t size);
+	void *CreateView(s64 offset, size_t size, void *base = nullptr);
+	void ReleaseView(void *view, size_t size);
 
 	// This only finds 1 GB in 32-bit
-	static u8* Find4GBBase();
+	static u8 *Find4GBBase();
 private:
 
 #ifdef _WIN32