diff --git a/Utilities/VirtualMemory.cpp b/Utilities/VirtualMemory.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54e6c6adb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/VirtualMemory.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include "VirtualMemory.h"
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <Windows.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace memory_helper
+{
+	void* reserve_memory(size_t size)
+	{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		return VirtualAlloc(NULL, size, MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_NOACCESS);
+#else
+		return mmap(nullptr, size, PROT_NONE, MAP_ANON | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0);
+#endif
+	}
+
+	void commit_page_memory(void* pointer, size_t page_size)
+	{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		VirtualAlloc((u8*)pointer, page_size, MEM_COMMIT, PAGE_READWRITE);
+#else
+		mprotect((u8*)pointer, page_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE);
+#endif
+	}
+
+	void free_reserved_memory(void* pointer, size_t size)
+	{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+		VirtualFree(pointer, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
+#else
+		munmap(pointer, size);
+#endif
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/Utilities/VirtualMemory.h b/Utilities/VirtualMemory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecce48db2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/VirtualMemory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace memory_helper
+{
+	/**
+	* Reserve size bytes of virtual memory and returns it.
+	* The memory should be commited before usage.
+	*/
+	void* reserve_memory(size_t size);
+
+	/**
+	* Commit page_size bytes of virtual memory starting at pointer.
+	* That is, bake reserved memory with physical memory.
+	* pointer should belong to a range of reserved memory.
+	*/
+	void commit_page_memory(void* pointer, size_t page_size);
+
+	/**
+	* Free memory alloced via reserve_memory.
+	*/
+	void free_reserved_memory(void* pointer, size_t size);
+}
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diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index cf2d6cf8c6..e9a5fa6660 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "Emu/Cell/PPUInterpreter2.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/PPULLVMRecompiler.h"
 //#include "Emu/Cell/PPURecompiler.h"
+#include "Utilities/VirtualMemory.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <Windows.h>
@@ -29,30 +30,18 @@ extern void ppu_free_tls(u32 thread);
 thread_local const ppu_decoder_cache_t* g_tls_ppu_decoder_cache = nullptr; // temporarily, because thread_local is not fully available
 
 ppu_decoder_cache_t::ppu_decoder_cache_t()
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	: pointer(static_cast<decltype(pointer)>(VirtualAlloc(NULL, 0x200000000, MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_NOACCESS)))
-#else
-	: pointer(static_cast<decltype(pointer)>(mmap(nullptr, 0x200000000, PROT_NONE, MAP_ANON | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0)))
-#endif
+	: pointer(static_cast<decltype(pointer)>(memory_helper::reserve_memory(0x200000000)))
 {
 }
 
 ppu_decoder_cache_t::~ppu_decoder_cache_t()
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	VirtualFree(pointer, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
-#else
-	munmap(pointer, 0x200000000);
-#endif
+	memory_helper::free_reserved_memory(pointer, 0x200000000);
 }
 
 void ppu_decoder_cache_t::initialize(u32 addr, u32 size)
 {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	VirtualAlloc(pointer + addr / 4, size * 2, MEM_COMMIT, PAGE_READWRITE);
-#else
-	mprotect(pointer + addr / 4, size * 2, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE);
-#endif
+	memory_helper::commit_page_memory(pointer + addr / 4, size * 2);
 
 	PPUInterpreter2* inter;
 	PPUDecoder dec(inter = new PPUInterpreter2);
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
index adbc5db34d..806833b1d6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\Utilities\SleepQueue.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Utilities\StrFmt.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Utilities\Thread.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\Utilities\VirtualMemory.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Emu\Cell\PPUInterpreter.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Emu\Cell\PPULLVMRecompilerCore.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Emu\Cell\SPUInterpreter.cpp" />
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\StrFmt.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\Thread.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\Timer.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\VirtualMemory.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Crypto\aes.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Crypto\ec.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Crypto\key_vault.h" />
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
index 27f6a4808c..fe0c57f077 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -983,6 +983,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\Utilities\SleepQueue.cpp">
       <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\Utilities\VirtualMemory.cpp">
+      <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="Crypto\aes.h">
@@ -1867,5 +1870,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\Cell\Common.h">
       <Filter>Emu\CPU\Cell</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Utilities\VirtualMemory.h">
+      <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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