diff --git a/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp b/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp
index c8ba0aa8dc..69ea38b837 100644
--- a/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp
+++ b/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ int ElfReader::LoadInto(u32 loadAddress, bool fromTop)
 	}
 
 	bool kernelModule = modInfo ? (modInfo->moduleAttrs & 0x1000) != 0 : false;
-	BlockAllocator &memblock = kernelModule ? kernelMemory : userMemory;
+
 	std::string modName = "ELF";
 	if (modInfo) {
 		size_t n = strnlen(modInfo->name, 28);
@@ -413,6 +413,11 @@ int ElfReader::LoadInto(u32 loadAddress, bool fromTop)
 		}
 	}
 	totalSize = totalEnd - totalStart;
+
+	// If a load address is specified that's in regular RAM, override kernel module status
+	bool inUser = totalStart > 0x08900000;
+	BlockAllocator &memblock = (kernelModule && !inUser) ? kernelMemory : userMemory;
+
 	if (!bRelocate)
 	{
 		// Binary is prerelocated, load it where the first segment starts
@@ -433,7 +438,7 @@ int ElfReader::LoadInto(u32 loadAddress, bool fromTop)
 		ERROR_LOG_REPORT(LOADER, "Failed to allocate memory for ELF!");
 		return SCE_KERNEL_ERROR_MEMBLOCK_ALLOC_FAILED;
 	}
-	
+
 	if (bRelocate) {
 		DEBUG_LOG(LOADER,"Relocatable module");
 		entryPoint += vaddr;
diff --git a/Core/Util/BlockAllocator.cpp b/Core/Util/BlockAllocator.cpp
index 7de62c4950..1a6d2975e9 100644
--- a/Core/Util/BlockAllocator.cpp
+++ b/Core/Util/BlockAllocator.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ u32 BlockAllocator::AllocAligned(u32 &size, u32 sizeGrain, u32 grain, bool fromT
 
 	//Out of memory :(
 	ListBlocks();
-	ERROR_LOG(HLE, "Block Allocator failed to allocate %i (%08x) bytes of contiguous memory", size, size);
+	ERROR_LOG(HLE, "Block Allocator (%08x-%08x) failed to allocate %i (%08x) bytes of contiguous memory", rangeStart_, rangeStart_ + rangeSize_, size, size);
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ u32 BlockAllocator::AllocAt(u32 position, u32 size, const char *tag)
 		ERROR_LOG(HLE, "Clearly bogus size: %08x - failing allocation", size);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	
+
 	// Downalign the position so we're allocating full blocks.
 	u32 alignedPosition = position;
 	u32 alignedSize = size;
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ u32 BlockAllocator::AllocAt(u32 position, u32 size, const char *tag)
 		ERROR_LOG(HLE, "Block allocator AllocAt failed :( %08x, %i", position, size);
 	}
 
-	
+
 	//Out of memory :(
 	ListBlocks();
-	ERROR_LOG(HLE, "Block Allocator failed to allocate %i bytes of contiguous memory", alignedSize);
+	ERROR_LOG(HLE, "Block Allocator (%08x-%08x) failed to allocate %i (%08x) bytes of contiguous memory", rangeStart_, rangeStart_ + rangeSize_, alignedSize, alignedSize);
 	return -1;
 }