diff --git a/zephyr/lib/regions_mm.c b/zephyr/lib/regions_mm.c
index dbb1aa087..2ee151ac9 100644
--- a/zephyr/lib/regions_mm.c
+++ b/zephyr/lib/regions_mm.c
@@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ void *vmh_alloc(struct vmh_heap *heap, uint32_t alloc_size)
 		if (!heap->physical_blocks_allocators[mem_block_iterator])
 			continue;
 
-		/* If we do not span alloc and block is smaller than alloc we try next mem_block */
-		if (block_size < alloc_size && !heap->allocating_continuously)
-			continue;
 		/* calculate block count needed to allocate for current
 		 * mem_block.
 		 */
@@ -273,6 +270,10 @@ void *vmh_alloc(struct vmh_heap *heap, uint32_t alloc_size)
 		    1 << heap->physical_blocks_allocators[mem_block_iterator]->info.blk_sz_shift;
 		block_count = SOF_DIV_ROUND_UP((uint64_t)alloc_size, (uint64_t)block_size);
 
+		/* If we do not span alloc and block is smaller than alloc we try next mem_block */
+		if (block_size < alloc_size && !heap->allocating_continuously)
+			continue;
+
 		if (block_count >
 		    heap->physical_blocks_allocators[mem_block_iterator]->info.num_blocks)
 			continue;