diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/tests/wow64.c b/dlls/ntdll/tests/wow64.c
index 12ad7329816..07375f16082 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/tests/wow64.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/tests/wow64.c
@@ -407,6 +407,20 @@ static void test_cross_process_notifications( HANDLE process, void *ptr )
     }
     ok( !entry, "not at end of list\n" );
 
+    addr = NULL;
+    size = 0x321;
+    status = NtAllocateVirtualMemory( process, &addr, 0, &size, 0, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ );
+    ok( status == STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER, "NtAllocateVirtualMemory failed %lx\n", status );
+    entry = pop_from_work_list( &list->work_list );
+    if (current_machine != IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARM64)
+    {
+        entry = expect_cross_work_entry( list, entry, CrossProcessPreVirtualAlloc, addr, 0x321,
+                                         0, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ, 0, 0xcccccccc );
+        entry = expect_cross_work_entry( list, entry, CrossProcessPostVirtualAlloc, addr, 0x321,
+                                         0, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ, status, 0xcccccccc );
+    }
+    ok( !entry, "not at end of list\n" );
+
     addr = NULL;
     size = 0x4321;
     status = NtAllocateVirtualMemory( process, &addr, 0, &size, MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE );
diff --git a/dlls/wow64/virtual.c b/dlls/wow64/virtual.c
index e497f60210e..412c79abb14 100644
--- a/dlls/wow64/virtual.c
+++ b/dlls/wow64/virtual.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ NTSTATUS WINAPI wow64_NtAllocateVirtualMemory( UINT *args )
     BOOL is_current = RtlIsCurrentProcess( process );
     NTSTATUS status;
 
-    if (!addr) type |= MEM_RESERVE;
+    if (!addr && (type & MEM_COMMIT)) type |= MEM_RESERVE;
 
     if (!is_current)
         send_cross_process_notification( process, CrossProcessPreVirtualAlloc,