diff --git a/ggml/src/gguf.cpp b/ggml/src/gguf.cpp
index f9a4a9131b..9c41453d8f 100644
--- a/ggml/src/gguf.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/gguf.cpp
@@ -704,7 +704,17 @@ struct gguf_context * gguf_init_from_file_impl(FILE * file, struct gguf_init_par
 
         // compute the exact size needed for the new ggml_context
         size_t mem_size = 0;
-        {
+        if (params.no_alloc) {
+            if (n_tensors != 0 && SIZE_MAX / n_tensors < ggml_tensor_overhead()) {
+                GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: memory size overflow while allocating ggml context\n", __func__);
+                gguf_free(ctx);
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+
+            const size_t overhead = n_tensors * ggml_tensor_overhead();
+
+            mem_size = overhead;
+        } else {
             if ((n_tensors + 1) != 0 && SIZE_MAX / (n_tensors + 1) < ggml_tensor_overhead()) {
                 GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: memory size overflow while allocating ggml context\n", __func__);
                 gguf_free(ctx);
@@ -712,6 +722,7 @@ struct gguf_context * gguf_init_from_file_impl(FILE * file, struct gguf_init_par
             }
 
             const size_t overhead = (n_tensors + 1) * ggml_tensor_overhead();
+
             if (SIZE_MAX - overhead < ctx->size) {
                 GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: memory size overflow while allocating ggml context\n", __func__);
                 gguf_free(ctx);