diff --git a/Kernel/ACPI/MultiProcessorParser.cpp b/Kernel/ACPI/MultiProcessorParser.cpp
index cc7951df85..6ef63622e8 100644
--- a/Kernel/ACPI/MultiProcessorParser.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/ACPI/MultiProcessorParser.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT OwnPtr<MultiProcessorParser> MultiProcessorParser::autodetect()
     auto floating_pointer = find_floating_pointer();
     if (!floating_pointer.has_value())
         return {};
-    return adopt_own(*new MultiProcessorParser(floating_pointer.value()));
+    auto parser = adopt_own_if_nonnull(new MultiProcessorParser(floating_pointer.value()));
+    VERIFY(parser != nullptr);
+    return parser;
 }
 
 UNMAP_AFTER_INIT MultiProcessorParser::MultiProcessorParser(PhysicalAddress floating_pointer)