diff --git a/luna/src/Alloc.cpp b/luna/src/Alloc.cpp
index 105f4ac9..57ec3eb7 100644
--- a/luna/src/Alloc.cpp
+++ b/luna/src/Alloc.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [[nodiscard]] void* raw_malloc(usize size)
 {
 #ifdef USE_FREESTANDING
-    char* const rc = new char[size];
+    char* const rc = new (std::nothrow) char[size];
     return (void*)rc;
 #else
     return malloc(size);