diff --git a/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.cpp b/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.cpp
index 783199eae9..207730c78c 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.cpp
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 static bool s_loopback_initialized = false;
 
-LockRefPtr<LoopbackAdapter> LoopbackAdapter::try_create()
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<LoopbackAdapter>> LoopbackAdapter::try_create()
 {
-    auto interface_name = KString::try_create("loop"sv);
-    if (interface_name.is_error())
-        return {};
-    return adopt_lock_ref_if_nonnull(new LoopbackAdapter(interface_name.release_value()));
+    auto interface_name = TRY(KString::try_create("loop"sv));
+    return TRY(adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) LoopbackAdapter(move(interface_name))));
 }
 
 LoopbackAdapter::LoopbackAdapter(NonnullOwnPtr<KString> interface_name)
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.h b/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.h
index af864250a6..384f4b82ff 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/LoopbackAdapter.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ private:
     LoopbackAdapter(NonnullOwnPtr<KString>);
 
 public:
-    static LockRefPtr<LoopbackAdapter> try_create();
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<LoopbackAdapter>> try_create();
     virtual ~LoopbackAdapter() override;
 
     virtual ErrorOr<void> initialize(Badge<NetworkingManagement>) override { VERIFY_NOT_REACHED(); }
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp b/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp
index c2fb037088..70958c28fc 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp
@@ -136,10 +136,9 @@ bool NetworkingManagement::initialize()
             m_adapters.with([&](auto& adapters) { adapters.append(*result.release_value()); });
         }));
     }
-    auto loopback = LoopbackAdapter::try_create();
-    VERIFY(loopback);
+    auto loopback = MUST(LoopbackAdapter::try_create());
     m_adapters.with([&](auto& adapters) { adapters.append(*loopback); });
-    m_loopback_adapter = loopback;
+    m_loopback_adapter = *loopback;
     return true;
 }
 }