diff --git a/src/xenia/memory.cc b/src/xenia/memory.cc
index fb9af7e7b..183f42f10 100644
--- a/src/xenia/memory.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/memory.cc
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ int Memory::Initialize() {
   heaps_.v00000000.AllocFixed(
       0x00000000, 4096, 4096,
       kMemoryAllocationReserve | kMemoryAllocationCommit,
-      kMemoryProtectNoAccess);
+      kMemoryProtectRead | kMemoryProtectWrite);
 
   // GPU writeback.
   // 0xC... is physical, 0x7F... is virtual. We may need to overlay these.