diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/libc/malloc.c b/payloads/libpayload/libc/malloc.c
index 3c5a3fd2a2..82bae3c66e 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/libc/malloc.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/libc/malloc.c
@@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ look_further:
 			count = 0;
 		}
 	}
+	/* The free space in this region is fragmented,
+	   so we will move on and try the next one: */
+	reg = reg->next;
 	goto look_further; // end condition is once a new region is allocated - it always has enough space
 }