diff --git a/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp b/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp
index 906f3f6a0c..1f0e5c9cd0 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ RefPtr<PhysicalPage> MemoryManager::allocate_user_physical_page(ShouldZeroFill s
                 if (purged_page_count) {
                     klog() << "MM: Purge saved the day! Purged " << purged_page_count << " pages from PurgeableVMObject{" << &purgeable_vmobject << "}";
                     page = find_free_user_physical_page();
+                    ASSERT(page);
                     return IterationDecision::Break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.cpp b/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.cpp
index 152029b0a1..8c5c5995d2 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int PurgeableVMObject::purge_impl()
         return 0;
     int purged_page_count = 0;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < m_physical_pages.size(); ++i) {
-        if (m_physical_pages[i])
+        if (m_physical_pages[i] && !m_physical_pages[i]->is_shared_zero_page())
             ++purged_page_count;
         m_physical_pages[i] = MM.shared_zero_page();
     }