diff --git a/nx/source/kernel/tmem.c b/nx/source/kernel/tmem.c
index ac510b75..8c154527 100644
--- a/nx/source/kernel/tmem.c
+++ b/nx/source/kernel/tmem.c
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ Result tmemCreate(TransferMemory* t, size_t size, Permission perm)
     if (t->src_addr == NULL) {
         rc = MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_OutOfMemory);
     }
-
-    memset(t->src_addr, 0, size);
+    else {
+        memset(t->src_addr, 0, size);
+    }
 
     if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) {
         rc = svcCreateTransferMemory(&t->handle, t->src_addr, size, perm);