diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/thread.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/thread.cpp
index 9781ab0e72..0e8a9be788 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/thread.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/thread.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int Process::sys$create_thread(void* (*entry)(void*), Userspace<const Syscall::S
 
     // FIXME: Do something with guard pages?
 
-    auto* thread = new Thread(*this);
+    auto thread = adopt(*new Thread(*this));
 
     // We know this thread is not the main_thread,
     // So give it a unique name until the user calls $set_thread_name on it