diff --git a/include/vk_mem_alloc.h b/include/vk_mem_alloc.h
index 6c5424f..ce4f48f 100644
--- a/include/vk_mem_alloc.h
+++ b/include/vk_mem_alloc.h
@@ -9928,12 +9928,15 @@ bool VmaBlockMetadata_TLSF::CreateAllocationRequest(
 
     // Round up to the next block
     VkDeviceSize sizeForNextList = allocSize;
-    if (allocSize >= (1 << SECOND_LEVEL_INDEX))
+    VkDeviceSize smallSizeStep = SMALL_BUFFER_SIZE / (IsVirtual() ? 1 << SECOND_LEVEL_INDEX : 4);
+    if (allocSize > SMALL_BUFFER_SIZE)
     {
-        sizeForNextList += (1ULL << (VMA_BITSCAN_MSB(allocSize) - SECOND_LEVEL_INDEX)) - 1;
+        sizeForNextList += (1ULL << (VMA_BITSCAN_MSB(allocSize) - SECOND_LEVEL_INDEX));
     }
+    else if (allocSize > SMALL_BUFFER_SIZE - smallSizeStep)
+        sizeForNextList = SMALL_BUFFER_SIZE + 1;
     else
-        sizeForNextList += (1 << SECOND_LEVEL_INDEX) - 1;
+        sizeForNextList += smallSizeStep;
 
     uint32_t nextListIndex = 0;
     uint32_t prevListIndex = 0;