diff --git a/src/core/mem/arena/mem_arena.c b/src/core/mem/arena/mem_arena.c
index 5e6da30..4d30bd9 100644
--- a/src/core/mem/arena/mem_arena.c
+++ b/src/core/mem/arena/mem_arena.c
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ void *wapp_mem_arena_alloc_aligned(Arena *arena, u64 size, u64 alignment) {
 
 #ifdef WAPP_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
   if (!(arena->committed)) {
-    output = (u8 *)wapp_mem_util_alloc(alloc_start, (uptr)(arena->offset) - (uptr)(alloc_start),
-                                       WAPP_MEM_ACCESS_READ_WRITE, WAPP_MEM_ALLOC_COMMIT,
-                                       WAPP_MEM_INIT_INITIALISED);
+    wapp_mem_util_alloc(alloc_start, (uptr)(arena->offset) - (uptr)(alloc_start),
+                        WAPP_MEM_ACCESS_READ_WRITE, WAPP_MEM_ALLOC_COMMIT,
+                        WAPP_MEM_INIT_UNINITIALISED);
   }
-#else
-  memset(output, 0, size);
 #endif // ifdef WAPP_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 
+  memset(output, 0, size);
+
   return (void *)output;
 }