diff --git a/include/arm11/menu/splash.h b/include/arm11/menu/splash.h
index ad17e42..d74b23a 100644
--- a/include/arm11/menu/splash.h
+++ b/include/arm11/menu/splash.h
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@
 
 
 void getSplashDimensions(const void *const data, u32 *const width, u32 *const height);
-bool drawSplashscreen(const void *const data, s32 startX, s32 startY, u8 screen);
+bool drawSplashscreen(const void *const data, u16 *const tmpBuf, s32 startX, s32 startY, u8 screen);
diff --git a/source/arm11/main.c b/source/arm11/main.c
index 09e893d..ec8d5c4 100644
--- a/source/arm11/main.c
+++ b/source/arm11/main.c
@@ -111,9 +111,20 @@
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			splash_wait = drawSplashscreen(banner_spla, -1, -1, SCREEN_TOP);
-			if (bootmode == BootModeQuick)
-				drawSplashscreen(menu_spla, -1, 16, SCREEN_SUB);
+			u16 *const tmpBuf = malloc(SCREEN_WIDTH_TOP * SCREEN_HEIGHT_TOP * 2);
+			if(tmpBuf)
+			{
+				splash_wait = drawSplashscreen(banner_spla, tmpBuf, -1, -1, SCREEN_TOP);
+				if (bootmode == BootModeQuick)
+					drawSplashscreen(menu_spla, tmpBuf, -1, 16, SCREEN_SUB);
+				free(tmpBuf);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				err_string = (char*) malloc(512);
+				if(!err_string) panicMsg("Out of memory");
+				ee_sprintf(err_string, "Internal splash screen error\n");
+			}
 		}
 		updateScreens();
 	}
diff --git a/source/arm11/menu/menu_util.c b/source/arm11/menu/menu_util.c
index d980801..30e5d8c 100644
--- a/source/arm11/menu/menu_util.c
+++ b/source/arm11/menu/menu_util.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 	// this assumes top and bottom screens cleared
 	const u32 splash_max_size = sizeof(SplashHeader) + (SCREEN_WIDTH_TOP * SCREEN_HEIGHT_TOP * 2);
 	char* splash_path =  (char*) malloc(FF_MAX_LFN + 1);
-	u8* splash_buffer = (u8*) malloc(splash_max_size);
+	u8* splash_buffer = (u8*) malloc(splash_max_size + (30 * 1024));
 	bool res = false;
 	s32 fHandle;
 	
@@ -248,15 +248,16 @@
 	if (fHandle >= 0)
 	{
 		u32 splash_size = fSize(fHandle);
+		u16 *const splash_data = (u16*)(splash_buffer + splash_max_size + (30 * 1024) - splash_size);
 		if ((splash_size < sizeof(SplashHeader)) || (splash_size > splash_max_size) ||
-			(fRead(fHandle, splash_buffer, splash_size) != FR_OK))
+			(fRead(fHandle, splash_data, splash_size) != FR_OK))
 		{
 			fClose(fHandle);
 			goto fail;
 		}
 		fClose(fHandle);
 		
-		if (drawSplashscreen(splash_buffer, -1, -1, SCREEN_TOP))
+		if (drawSplashscreen(splash_data, (u16*)splash_buffer, -1, -1, SCREEN_TOP))
 			res = true;
 	}
 	
@@ -266,15 +267,16 @@
 	if (fHandle >= 0)
 	{
 		u32 splash_size = fSize(fHandle);
+		u16 *const splash_data = (u16*)(splash_buffer + splash_max_size + (30 * 1024) - splash_size);
 		if ((splash_size < sizeof(SplashHeader)) || (splash_size > splash_max_size) ||
-			(fRead(fHandle, splash_buffer, splash_size) != FR_OK))
+			(fRead(fHandle, splash_data, splash_size) != FR_OK))
 		{
 			fClose(fHandle);
 			goto fail;
 		}
 		fClose(fHandle);
 		
-		if (drawSplashscreen(splash_buffer, -1, -1, SCREEN_SUB))
+		if (drawSplashscreen(splash_data, (u16*)splash_buffer, -1, -1, SCREEN_SUB))
 			res = true;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/source/arm11/menu/splash.c b/source/arm11/menu/splash.c
index a1471be..c7feed4 100644
--- a/source/arm11/menu/splash.c
+++ b/source/arm11/menu/splash.c
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool drawSplashscreen(const void *const data, s32 startX, s32 startY, u8 screen)
+bool drawSplashscreen(const void *const data, u16 *const tmpBuf, s32 startX, s32 startY, u8 screen)
 {
+	if(!data || !tmpBuf) return false;
+
 	const SplashHeader *const header = (const SplashHeader *const)data;
 	if(!validateSplashHeader(header, screen)) return false;
 
@@ -62,8 +64,7 @@
 	u16 *imgData;
 	if(isCompressed)
 	{
-		imgData = (u16*)malloc(width * height * 2);
-		if(!imgData) return false;
+		imgData = tmpBuf;
 		lz11Decompress(data + sizeof(SplashHeader), imgData, width * height * 2);
 	}
 	else imgData = (u16*)(data + sizeof(SplashHeader));
@@ -93,7 +94,5 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if(isCompressed) free(imgData);
-
 	return true;
 }