diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_memory.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_memory.cc
index de672b227..25d6b0347 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_memory.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_memory.cc
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ dword_result_t NtAllocateVirtualMemory(lpdword_t base_addr_ptr,
   uint32_t protect = FromXdkProtectFlags(protect_bits);
   uint32_t address = 0;
   BaseHeap* heap;
+  HeapAllocationInfo prev_alloc_info = {};
+  bool was_commited = false;
 
   if (adjusted_base != 0) {
     heap = kernel_memory()->LookupHeap(adjusted_base);
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ dword_result_t NtAllocateVirtualMemory(lpdword_t base_addr_ptr,
       // Specified the wrong page size for the wrong heap.
       return X_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED;
     }
+    was_commited = heap->QueryRegionInfo(adjusted_base, &prev_alloc_info) &&
+                   (prev_alloc_info.state & kMemoryAllocationCommit) != 0;
 
     if (heap->AllocFixed(adjusted_base, adjusted_size, page_size,
                          allocation_type, protect)) {
@@ -166,7 +170,9 @@ dword_result_t NtAllocateVirtualMemory(lpdword_t base_addr_ptr,
         heap->Protect(address, adjusted_size,
                       kMemoryProtectRead | kMemoryProtectWrite);
       }
-      kernel_memory()->Zero(address, adjusted_size);
+      if (!was_commited) {
+        kernel_memory()->Zero(address, adjusted_size);
+      }
       if (!(protect & kMemoryProtectWrite)) {
         heap->Protect(address, adjusted_size, protect);
       }