diff --git a/ggml-cuda.cu b/ggml-cuda.cu
index a62f26e1e..4f2195f77 100644
--- a/ggml-cuda.cu
+++ b/ggml-cuda.cu
@@ -1105,6 +1105,9 @@ void * ggml_cuda_host_malloc(size_t size) {
     void * ptr = nullptr;
     cudaError_t err = cudaMallocHost((void **) &ptr, size);
     if (err != cudaSuccess) {
+        // The allocation error can be bypassed. A null ptr will assigned out of this function.
+        // This can fixed the OOM error in WSL.
+        cudaGetLastError();
         fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to allocate %.2f MB of pinned memory: %s\n",
             size/1024.0/1024.0, cudaGetErrorString(err));
         return nullptr;