diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/Intl/Locale.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/Intl/Locale.cpp
index 4ac2d7be5e..4256d0d683 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/Intl/Locale.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/Intl/Locale.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 namespace JS::Intl {
 
-Locale* Locale::create(Realm& realm, ::Locale::LocaleID const& locale_id)
+NonnullGCPtr<Locale> Locale::create(Realm& realm, ::Locale::LocaleID const& locale_id)
 {
-    return realm.heap().allocate<Locale>(realm, locale_id, *realm.intrinsics().intl_locale_prototype());
+    return *realm.heap().allocate<Locale>(realm, locale_id, *realm.intrinsics().intl_locale_prototype());
 }
 
 // 14 Locale Objects, https://tc39.es/ecma402/#locale-objects
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/Intl/Locale.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/Intl/Locale.h
index 222d74e5a9..1a3bfafe94 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/Intl/Locale.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/Intl/Locale.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Locale final : public Object {
     JS_OBJECT(Locale, Object);
 
 public:
-    static Locale* create(Realm&, ::Locale::LocaleID const&);
+    static NonnullGCPtr<Locale> create(Realm&, ::Locale::LocaleID const&);
 
     static constexpr auto relevant_extension_keys()
     {