diff --git a/src/compile.cpp b/src/compile.cpp
index b974567f4b..0a62a57483 100644
--- a/src/compile.cpp
+++ b/src/compile.cpp
@@ -9095,6 +9095,9 @@ class MyProcessor: public Processor {
     if (codeAllocator.memory.begin() == 0) {
       codeAllocator.memory.items = static_cast<uint8_t*>(
           s->tryAllocateExecutable(ExecutableAreaSizeInBytes));
+
+      expect(t, codeAllocator.memory.items);
+
       codeAllocator.memory.count = ExecutableAreaSizeInBytes;
     }
 #endif