diff --git a/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.cpp b/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.cpp
index 647c168550..28f5a2e7f4 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 static bool s_loopback_initialized = false;
 
-NonnullRefPtr<LoopbackAdapter> LoopbackAdapter::create()
+RefPtr<LoopbackAdapter> LoopbackAdapter::try_create()
 {
-    return adopt_ref(*new LoopbackAdapter());
+    return adopt_ref_if_nonnull(new LoopbackAdapter());
 }
 
 LoopbackAdapter::LoopbackAdapter()
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.h b/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.h
index d02fe147be..046350772a 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ private:
     LoopbackAdapter();
 
 public:
-    static NonnullRefPtr<LoopbackAdapter> create();
+    static RefPtr<LoopbackAdapter> try_create();
     virtual ~LoopbackAdapter() override;
 
     virtual void send_raw(ReadonlyBytes) override;
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp b/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp
index 8db21be7af..2b0719c072 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ bool NetworkingManagement::initialize()
                 m_adapters.append(adapter.release_nonnull());
         });
     }
-    auto loopback = LoopbackAdapter::create();
-    m_adapters.append(loopback);
+    auto loopback = LoopbackAdapter::try_create();
+    VERIFY(loopback);
+    m_adapters.append(*loopback);
     m_loopback_adapter = loopback;
     return true;
 }