diff --git a/grub-core/kern/efi/mm.c b/grub-core/kern/efi/mm.c
index b02fab1b1..457772d57 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/efi/mm.c
+++ b/grub-core/kern/efi/mm.c
@@ -125,12 +125,20 @@ grub_efi_allocate_pages_real (grub_efi_physical_address_t address,
 
   /* Limit the memory access to less than 4GB for 32-bit platforms.  */
   if (address > GRUB_EFI_MAX_USABLE_ADDRESS)
-    return 0;
+    {
+      grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_ARGUMENT,
+		  N_("invalid memory address (0x%llx > 0x%llx)"),
+		  address, GRUB_EFI_MAX_USABLE_ADDRESS);
+      return NULL;
+    }
 
   b = grub_efi_system_table->boot_services;
   status = efi_call_4 (b->allocate_pages, alloctype, memtype, pages, &address);
   if (status != GRUB_EFI_SUCCESS)
-    return 0;
+    {
+      grub_error (GRUB_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, N_("out of memory"));
+      return NULL;
+    }
 
   if (address == 0)
     {
@@ -140,7 +148,10 @@ grub_efi_allocate_pages_real (grub_efi_physical_address_t address,
       status = efi_call_4 (b->allocate_pages, alloctype, memtype, pages, &address);
       grub_efi_free_pages (0, pages);
       if (status != GRUB_EFI_SUCCESS)
-	return 0;
+	{
+	  grub_error (GRUB_ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, N_("out of memory"));
+	  return NULL;
+	}
     }
 
   grub_efi_store_alloc (address, pages);