diff --git a/vm/errors.cpp b/vm/errors.cpp
index c8f080cea3..8a22337149 100644
--- a/vm/errors.cpp
+++ b/vm/errors.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ void fatal_error(const char* msg, cell tagged) {
 
   std::cout << "fatal_error: " << msg;
   std::cout << ": " << (void*)tagged;
-  std::cout << std::endl;
+  std::cout << std::endl << std::endl;
+  current_vm()->dump_memory_layout(std::cout);
   abort();
 }
 
@@ -30,12 +31,6 @@ void critical_error(const char* msg, cell tagged) {
   current_vm()->factorbug();
 }
 
-void out_of_memory(const char *msg) {
-  std::cout << "Out of memory: " << msg << "\n\n";
-  current_vm()->dump_memory_layout(std::cout);
-  abort();
-}
-
 /* Allocates memory */
 void factor_vm::general_error(vm_error_type error, cell arg1_, cell arg2_) {
 
diff --git a/vm/errors.hpp b/vm/errors.hpp
index c865a82757..57f0204831 100644
--- a/vm/errors.hpp
+++ b/vm/errors.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ enum vm_error_type {
 
 void fatal_error(const char* msg, cell tagged);
 void critical_error(const char* msg, cell tagged);
-void out_of_memory(const char* msg);
 void memory_signal_handler_impl();
 void fp_signal_handler_impl();
 void synchronous_signal_handler_impl();
diff --git a/vm/os-unix.cpp b/vm/os-unix.cpp
index 8754ed23ea..5b111b0c88 100644
--- a/vm/os-unix.cpp
+++ b/vm/os-unix.cpp
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ bool move_file(const vm_char* path1, const vm_char* path2) {
   return ret == 0;
 }
 
-void check_ENOMEM(const char* msg) {
-  if(errno == ENOMEM)
-    out_of_memory(msg);
-}
-
 segment::segment(cell size_, bool executable_p) {
   size = size_;
 
@@ -90,11 +85,12 @@ segment::segment(cell size_, bool executable_p) {
   else
     prot = PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE;
 
-  char* array = (char*)mmap(NULL, 2 * pagesize + size, prot,
+  cell alloc_size = 2 * pagesize + size;
+  char* array = (char*)mmap(NULL, alloc_size, prot,
                             MAP_ANON | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0);
 
   if (array == (char*)-1)
-    out_of_memory("mmap");
+    fatal_error("Out of memory in mmap", alloc_size);
 
   start = (cell)(array + pagesize);
   end = start + size;
@@ -106,13 +102,11 @@ void segment::set_border_locked(bool locked) {
   int pagesize = getpagesize();
   cell lo = start - pagesize;
   if (!set_memory_locked(lo, pagesize, locked)) {
-    check_ENOMEM("mprotect low");
     fatal_error("Cannot (un)protect low guard page", lo);
   }
 
   cell hi = end;
   if (!set_memory_locked(hi, pagesize, locked)) {
-    check_ENOMEM("mprotect high");
     fatal_error("Cannot (un)protect high guard page", hi);
   }
 }
diff --git a/vm/os-windows.cpp b/vm/os-windows.cpp
index 70ffa5ba9f..bb93d0adc1 100644
--- a/vm/os-windows.cpp
+++ b/vm/os-windows.cpp
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ segment::segment(cell size_, bool executable_p) {
   size = size_;
 
   char* mem;
-
+  cell alloc_size = getpagesize() * 2 + size;
   if ((mem = (char*)VirtualAlloc(
-           NULL, getpagesize() * 2 + size, MEM_COMMIT,
+           NULL, alloc_size, MEM_COMMIT,
            executable_p ? PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE : PAGE_READWRITE)) ==
       0) {
-    out_of_memory("VirtualAlloc");
+    fatal_error("Out of memory in VirtualAlloc", alloc_size);
   }
 
   start = (cell)mem + getpagesize();