diff --git a/libretro/malloc.c b/libretro/malloc.c
index 3002a7e20d..7e4fb2d3f9 100644
--- a/libretro/malloc.c
+++ b/libretro/malloc.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ void *_realloc_r(struct _reent *reent_ptr, void *ptr, size_t sz)
             return NULL;
          }
       }
+      else
+         return ptr;
    }
 }