diff --git a/tests/suites/helpers.function b/tests/suites/helpers.function
index d45fd4e..00320bc 100644
--- a/tests/suites/helpers.function
+++ b/tests/suites/helpers.function
@@ -158,6 +158,26 @@
     }                                                             \
     while( 0 )
 
+/** Allocate memory dynamically. Exit the test if this fails, but do
+ * not mark the test as failed.
+ *
+ * This macro behaves like #ASSERT_ALLOC, except that if the allocation
+ * fails, it jumps to the \c exit label without calling test_fail().
+ */
+#define ASSERT_ALLOC_WEAK( pointer, length )                      \
+    do                                                            \
+    {                                                             \
+        TEST_ASSERT( ( pointer ) == NULL );                       \
+        if( ( length ) != 0 )                                     \
+        {                                                         \
+            ( pointer ) = mbedtls_calloc( sizeof( *( pointer ) ), \
+                                          ( length ) );           \
+            if( ( pointer ) == NULL )                             \
+                goto exit;                                        \
+        }                                                         \
+    }                                                             \
+    while( 0 )
+
 /** Compare two buffers and fail the test case if they differ.
  *
  * This macro expands to an instruction, not an expression.
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.function
index 9e9f509..f5ecd55 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.function
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        ASSERT_ALLOC( buf, buffer_size );
+        ASSERT_ALLOC_WEAK( buf, buffer_size );
         if( buffer_size > input->len )
         {
             memcpy( buf, input->x, input->len );
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@
     return( 1 );
 
 exit:
-    /* It may be impossible to allocate large lengths on embedded platforms.
-     * Pass in this case (though it would be better to mark the test
-     * as skipped). */
-    if( buf == NULL )
-        return( 1 );
-
     mbedtls_free( buf );
     return( 0 );
 }