diff --git a/agb/src/agb_alloc/block_allocator.rs b/agb/src/agb_alloc/block_allocator.rs
index 1d2221ae..2c60114a 100644
--- a/agb/src/agb_alloc/block_allocator.rs
+++ b/agb/src/agb_alloc/block_allocator.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl BlockAllocator {
     }
 
     /// Requests a brand new block from the inner bump allocator
-    fn new_block(&self, layout: Layout, cs: &CriticalSection) -> *mut u8 {
+    fn new_block(&self, layout: Layout, cs: &CriticalSection) -> Option<NonNull<u8>> {
         let overall_layout = Block::either_layout(layout);
         self.inner_allocator.alloc_critical(overall_layout, cs)
     }
@@ -111,10 +111,8 @@ impl BlockAllocator {
             }
         });
     }
-}
 
-unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for BlockAllocator {
-    unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
+    unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> Option<NonNull<u8>> {
         // find a block that this current request fits in
         let full_layout = Block::either_layout(layout);
 
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for BlockAllocator {
                 let curr_block = curr.as_mut();
                 if curr_block.size == full_layout.size() {
                     *list_ptr = curr_block.next;
-                    return curr.as_ptr().cast();
+                    return Some(curr.cast());
                 } else if curr_block.size >= block_after_layout.size() {
                     // can split block
                     let split_block = Block {
@@ -148,7 +146,7 @@ unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for BlockAllocator {
                     *split_ptr = split_block;
                     *list_ptr = NonNull::new(split_ptr).map(SendNonNull);
 
-                    return curr.as_ptr().cast();
+                    return Some(curr.cast());
                 }
                 current_block = curr_block.next;
                 list_ptr = &mut curr_block.next;
@@ -200,3 +198,16 @@ unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for BlockAllocator {
         self.normalise();
     }
 }
+
+unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for BlockAllocator {
+    unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
+        match self.alloc(layout) {
+            None => core::ptr::null_mut(),
+            Some(p) => p.as_ptr(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn dealloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout) {
+        self.dealloc(ptr, layout);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/agb/src/agb_alloc/bump_allocator.rs b/agb/src/agb_alloc/bump_allocator.rs
index 5b6ca15b..0be21bdd 100644
--- a/agb/src/agb_alloc/bump_allocator.rs
+++ b/agb/src/agb_alloc/bump_allocator.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl BumpAllocator {
 }
 
 impl BumpAllocator {
-    pub fn alloc_critical(&self, layout: Layout, cs: &CriticalSection) -> *mut u8 {
+    pub fn alloc_critical(&self, layout: Layout, cs: &CriticalSection) -> Option<NonNull<u8>> {
         let mut current_ptr = self.current_ptr.borrow(*cs).borrow_mut();
 
         let ptr = if let Some(c) = *current_ptr {
@@ -46,21 +46,24 @@ impl BumpAllocator {
         let new_current_ptr = resulting_ptr + layout.size();
 
         if new_current_ptr as usize >= self.start_end.borrow(*cs).end.0() {
-            return core::ptr::null_mut();
+            return None;
         }
 
         *current_ptr = NonNull::new(new_current_ptr as *mut _).map(SendNonNull);
 
-        resulting_ptr as *mut _
+        NonNull::new(resulting_ptr as *mut _)
     }
-    pub fn alloc_safe(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
+    pub fn alloc_safe(&self, layout: Layout) -> Option<NonNull<u8>> {
         free(|key| self.alloc_critical(layout, key))
     }
 }
 
 unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for BumpAllocator {
     unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
-        self.alloc_safe(layout)
+        match self.alloc_safe(layout) {
+            None => core::ptr::null_mut(),
+            Some(p) => p.as_ptr(),
+        }
     }
 
     unsafe fn dealloc(&self, _ptr: *mut u8, _layout: Layout) {}