2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/engines/dreamweb/stubs.cpp b/engines/dreamweb/stubs.cpp
index 2b330c831f..8c3086aebb 100644
--- a/engines/dreamweb/stubs.cpp
+++ b/engines/dreamweb/stubs.cpp
@@ -338,12 +338,17 @@ void DreamGenContext::gettime() {
 }
 
 void DreamGenContext::allocatemem() {
-	uint size = (bx + 2) * 16;
+	ax = allocatemem(bx);
+}
+
+uint16 DreamGenContext::allocatemem(uint16 paragraphs) {
+	uint size = (paragraphs + 2) * 16;
 	debug(1, "allocate mem, %u bytes", size);
 	flags._c = false;
 	SegmentRef seg = allocateSegment(size);
-	ax = (uint16)seg;
-	debug(1, "\tsegment address -> %04x", (uint16)ax);
+	uint16 result = (uint16)seg;
+	debug(1, "\tsegment address -> %04x", result);
+	return result;
 }
 
 void DreamGenContext::deallocatemem() {
diff --git a/engines/dreamweb/stubs.h b/engines/dreamweb/stubs.h
index fc3b7c9127..35f54b6c6e 100644
--- a/engines/dreamweb/stubs.h
+++ b/engines/dreamweb/stubs.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  *
  */
+	uint16 allocatemem(uint16 paragraphs);
 	uint8 *workspace();
 	void multidump();
 	void multidump(uint16 x, uint16 y, uint8 width, uint8 height);