diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/AST.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/AST.cpp
index a2f6c0f567..65fae457ad 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/AST.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/AST.cpp
@@ -3541,7 +3541,7 @@ Completion RegExpLiteral::execute(Interpreter& interpreter) const
     // 3. Return ! RegExpCreate(pattern, flags).
     Regex<ECMA262> regex(parsed_regex(), parsed_pattern(), parsed_flags());
     // NOTE: We bypass RegExpCreate and subsequently RegExpAlloc as an optimization to use the already parsed values.
-    auto* regexp_object = RegExpObject::create(realm, move(regex), move(pattern), move(flags));
+    auto regexp_object = RegExpObject::create(realm, move(regex), move(pattern), move(flags));
     // RegExpAlloc has these two steps from the 'Legacy RegExp features' proposal.
     regexp_object->set_realm(*vm.current_realm());
     // We don't need to check 'If SameValue(newTarget, thisRealm.[[Intrinsics]].[[%RegExp%]]) is true'
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/RegExpObject.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/RegExpObject.cpp
index 979081ab1d..3cf1a687d4 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/RegExpObject.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/RegExpObject.cpp
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ ThrowCompletionOr<DeprecatedString> parse_regex_pattern(VM& vm, StringView patte
     return result.release_value();
 }
 
-RegExpObject* RegExpObject::create(Realm& realm)
+NonnullGCPtr<RegExpObject> RegExpObject::create(Realm& realm)
 {
-    return realm.heap().allocate<RegExpObject>(realm, *realm.intrinsics().regexp_prototype());
+    return *realm.heap().allocate<RegExpObject>(realm, *realm.intrinsics().regexp_prototype());
 }
 
-RegExpObject* RegExpObject::create(Realm& realm, Regex<ECMA262> regex, DeprecatedString pattern, DeprecatedString flags)
+NonnullGCPtr<RegExpObject> RegExpObject::create(Realm& realm, Regex<ECMA262> regex, DeprecatedString pattern, DeprecatedString flags)
 {
-    return realm.heap().allocate<RegExpObject>(realm, move(regex), move(pattern), move(flags), *realm.intrinsics().regexp_prototype());
+    return *realm.heap().allocate<RegExpObject>(realm, move(regex), move(pattern), move(flags), *realm.intrinsics().regexp_prototype());
 }
 
 RegExpObject::RegExpObject(Object& prototype)
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/RegExpObject.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/RegExpObject.h
index 144dc77f5c..eadb108e53 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/RegExpObject.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/RegExpObject.h
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ public:
         | regex::ECMAScriptFlags::BrowserExtended
     };
 
-    static RegExpObject* create(Realm&);
-    static RegExpObject* create(Realm&, Regex<ECMA262> regex, DeprecatedString pattern, DeprecatedString flags);
+    static NonnullGCPtr<RegExpObject> create(Realm&);
+    static NonnullGCPtr<RegExpObject> create(Realm&, Regex<ECMA262> regex, DeprecatedString pattern, DeprecatedString flags);
 
     ThrowCompletionOr<NonnullGCPtr<RegExpObject>> regexp_initialize(VM&, Value pattern, Value flags);
     DeprecatedString escape_regexp_pattern() const;