diff --git a/game_re/CMakeLists.txt b/game_re/CMakeLists.txt
index a891f6df..caf8f3a2 100644
--- a/game_re/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/game_re/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ function(setup_target TARGET DBG_MODE)
     target_link_options(${TARGET} PRIVATE
       -Wl,/BASE:0x20000000
       -Wl,/DYNAMICBASE:NO
+      -Wl,/SECTION:.reserved,RW,0x400000
     )
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE
       DbgHelp
diff --git a/game_re/r3/binders/dbg_mem.cxx b/game_re/r3/binders/dbg_mem.cxx
index 4fd6046e..008b3138 100644
--- a/game_re/r3/binders/dbg_mem.cxx
+++ b/game_re/r3/binders/dbg_mem.cxx
@@ -15,9 +15,18 @@ struct R3Bin {
 
     auto &config = getDefaultConfig();
     std::string path = config.gameRootDir + "/Rayman3.exe";
-    module = LoadLibraryA(path.c_str());
-    if (!module)
-      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load original binary");
+
+    // Reserve 4MB at the original base address
+    module = (HINSTANCE)VirtualAlloc((LPVOID)GH_BASE_ADDR, 4 * 1024 * 1024, MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE);
+    if (!module) {
+      // Get the error code
+      DWORD error = GetLastError();
+      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to allocate memory at original base address: " + std::to_string(error));
+    }
+
+    // module = LoadLibraryA(path.c_str());
+    // if (!module)
+    //   throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load original binary");
 
     fixupImports(module);