diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
index a6a17efe7..59bc8d9f8 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
@@ -174,10 +174,8 @@ static ResultCode SetHeapSize(VAddr* heap_addr, u64 heap_size) {
         return ERR_INVALID_SIZE;
     }
 
-    auto& vm_manager = Core::CurrentProcess()->VMManager();
-    const VAddr heap_base = vm_manager.GetHeapRegionBaseAddress();
-    const auto alloc_result =
-        vm_manager.HeapAllocate(heap_base, heap_size, VMAPermission::ReadWrite);
+    auto& vm_manager = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel().CurrentProcess()->VMManager();
+    const auto alloc_result = vm_manager.HeapAllocate(heap_size);
 
     if (alloc_result.Failed()) {
         return alloc_result.Code();
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp
index 22bf55ce7..9848a8ac6 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp
@@ -256,39 +256,37 @@ ResultCode VMManager::ReprotectRange(VAddr target, u64 size, VMAPermission new_p
     return RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-ResultVal<VAddr> VMManager::HeapAllocate(VAddr target, u64 size, VMAPermission perms) {
-    if (!IsWithinHeapRegion(target, size)) {
-        return ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS;
+ResultVal<VAddr> VMManager::HeapAllocate(u64 size) {
+    if (size > GetHeapRegionSize()) {
+        return ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
     }
 
     if (heap_memory == nullptr) {
         // Initialize heap
-        heap_memory = std::make_shared<std::vector<u8>>();
-        heap_start = heap_end = target;
+        heap_memory = std::make_shared<std::vector<u8>>(size);
+        heap_end = heap_region_base + size;
     } else {
-        UnmapRange(heap_start, heap_end - heap_start);
+        UnmapRange(heap_region_base, GetCurrentHeapSize());
     }
 
     // If necessary, expand backing vector to cover new heap extents.
-    if (target < heap_start) {
-        heap_memory->insert(begin(*heap_memory), heap_start - target, 0);
-        heap_start = target;
-        RefreshMemoryBlockMappings(heap_memory.get());
-    }
-    if (target + size > heap_end) {
-        heap_memory->insert(end(*heap_memory), (target + size) - heap_end, 0);
-        heap_end = target + size;
-        RefreshMemoryBlockMappings(heap_memory.get());
-    }
-    ASSERT(heap_end - heap_start == heap_memory->size());
+    if (size > GetCurrentHeapSize()) {
+        const u64 alloc_size = size - GetCurrentHeapSize();
 
-    CASCADE_RESULT(auto vma, MapMemoryBlock(target, heap_memory, target - heap_start, size,
-                                            MemoryState::Heap));
-    Reprotect(vma, perms);
+        heap_memory->insert(heap_memory->end(), alloc_size, 0);
+        heap_end = heap_region_base + size;
+        RefreshMemoryBlockMappings(heap_memory.get());
+    }
+    ASSERT(GetCurrentHeapSize() == heap_memory->size());
+
+    const auto mapping_result =
+        MapMemoryBlock(heap_region_base, heap_memory, 0, size, MemoryState::Heap);
+    if (mapping_result.Failed()) {
+        return mapping_result.Code();
+    }
 
     heap_used = size;
-
-    return MakeResult<VAddr>(heap_end - size);
+    return MakeResult<VAddr>(heap_region_base);
 }
 
 ResultCode VMManager::HeapFree(VAddr target, u64 size) {
@@ -778,6 +776,10 @@ u64 VMManager::GetHeapRegionSize() const {
     return heap_region_end - heap_region_base;
 }
 
+u64 VMManager::GetCurrentHeapSize() const {
+    return heap_end - heap_region_base;
+}
+
 bool VMManager::IsWithinHeapRegion(VAddr address, u64 size) const {
     return IsInsideAddressRange(address, size, GetHeapRegionBaseAddress(),
                                 GetHeapRegionEndAddress());
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h
index 7cdff6094..23edd6582 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ public:
     /// Changes the permissions of a range of addresses, splitting VMAs as necessary.
     ResultCode ReprotectRange(VAddr target, u64 size, VMAPermission new_perms);
 
-    ResultVal<VAddr> HeapAllocate(VAddr target, u64 size, VMAPermission perms);
+    ResultVal<VAddr> HeapAllocate(u64 size);
     ResultCode HeapFree(VAddr target, u64 size);
 
     ResultCode MirrorMemory(VAddr dst_addr, VAddr src_addr, u64 size, MemoryState state);
@@ -469,6 +469,13 @@ public:
     /// Gets the total size of the heap region in bytes.
     u64 GetHeapRegionSize() const;
 
+    /// Gets the total size of the current heap in bytes.
+    ///
+    /// @note This is the current allocated heap size, not the size
+    ///       of the region it's allowed to exist within.
+    ///
+    u64 GetCurrentHeapSize() const;
+
     /// Determines whether or not the specified range is within the heap region.
     bool IsWithinHeapRegion(VAddr address, u64 size) const;
 
@@ -628,9 +635,12 @@ private:
     // This makes deallocation and reallocation of holes fast and keeps process memory contiguous
     // in the emulator address space, allowing Memory::GetPointer to be reasonably safe.
     std::shared_ptr<std::vector<u8>> heap_memory;
-    // The left/right bounds of the address space covered by heap_memory.
-    VAddr heap_start = 0;
+
+    // The end of the currently allocated heap. This is not an inclusive
+    // end of the range. This is essentially 'base_address + current_size'.
     VAddr heap_end = 0;
+
+    // Indicates how many bytes from the current heap are currently used.
     u64 heap_used = 0;
 };
 } // namespace Kernel