diff --git a/src/core/memory.cpp b/src/core/memory.cpp
index 27c4b4564..e847a2784 100644
--- a/src/core/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/memory.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ int MemoryManager::DirectQueryAvailable(PAddr search_start, PAddr search_end, si
                                  ? remaining_size - (search_start - dmem_area->second.base)
                                  : 0;
             aligned_base = alignment > 0 ? Common::AlignUp(search_start, alignment)
-                                 : dmem_area->second.base;
+                                 : search_start;
         }
 
         if (dmem_area->second.GetEnd() > search_end) {