diff --git a/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.cpp b/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.cpp
index c8ebed1ae7..1520649c18 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,12 @@ KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Socket>> IPv4Socket::create(int type, int protocol)
             return tcp_socket.error();
         return tcp_socket.release_value();
     }
-    if (type == SOCK_DGRAM)
-        return UDPSocket::create(protocol);
+    if (type == SOCK_DGRAM) {
+        auto udp_socket = UDPSocket::create(protocol);
+        if (udp_socket.is_error())
+            return udp_socket.error();
+        return udp_socket.release_value();
+    }
     if (type == SOCK_RAW) {
         auto raw_socket = adopt_ref_if_nonnull(new IPv4Socket(type, protocol));
         if (raw_socket)
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/UDPSocket.cpp b/Kernel/Net/UDPSocket.cpp
index ebe10199ea..36f95b400c 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/UDPSocket.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/UDPSocket.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ UDPSocket::~UDPSocket()
     sockets_by_port().resource().remove(local_port());
 }
 
-NonnullRefPtr<UDPSocket> UDPSocket::create(int protocol)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<UDPSocket>> UDPSocket::create(int protocol)
 {
-    return adopt_ref(*new UDPSocket(protocol));
+    auto socket = adopt_ref_if_nonnull(new UDPSocket(protocol));
+    if (socket)
+        return socket.release_nonnull();
+    return ENOMEM;
 }
 
 KResultOr<size_t> UDPSocket::protocol_receive(ReadonlyBytes raw_ipv4_packet, UserOrKernelBuffer& buffer, size_t buffer_size, [[maybe_unused]] int flags)
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/UDPSocket.h b/Kernel/Net/UDPSocket.h
index 62bb42f368..dd4ce967bb 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/UDPSocket.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/UDPSocket.h
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <Kernel/KResult.h>
 #include <Kernel/Net/IPv4Socket.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
 class UDPSocket final : public IPv4Socket {
 public:
-    static NonnullRefPtr<UDPSocket> create(int protocol);
+    static KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<UDPSocket>> create(int protocol);
     virtual ~UDPSocket() override;
 
     static SocketHandle<UDPSocket> from_port(u16);