diff --git a/translate-all.c b/translate-all.c
index 4a1b64fd83..9f47ce7f71 100644
--- a/translate-all.c
+++ b/translate-all.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static inline void *alloc_code_gen_buffer(void)
 #else
 static inline void *alloc_code_gen_buffer(void)
 {
-    void *buf = g_malloc(tcg_ctx.code_gen_buffer_size);
+    void *buf = g_try_malloc(tcg_ctx.code_gen_buffer_size);
 
     if (buf == NULL) {
         return NULL;