diff --git a/util/oslib-win32.c b/util/oslib-win32.c
index 961fbf5..983b7a2 100644
--- a/util/oslib-win32.c
+++ b/util/oslib-win32.c
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@
     /* FIXME: this is not exactly optimal solution since VirtualAlloc
        has 64Kb granularity, but at least it guarantees us that the
        memory is page aligned. */
-    if (!size) {
-        abort();
-    }
-    ptr = qemu_oom_check(VirtualAlloc(NULL, size, MEM_COMMIT, PAGE_READWRITE));
+    ptr = VirtualAlloc(NULL, size, MEM_COMMIT, PAGE_READWRITE);
     trace_qemu_anon_ram_alloc(size, ptr);
     return ptr;
 }