diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
index 1aae466bc47..a10a7bd2924 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ static unsigned divide_rounded_up(unsigned a, unsigned b)
     return (a / b) + (a % b != 0);
 }
 
-NonnullRefPtr<Ext2FS> Ext2FS::create(FileDescription& file_description)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Ext2FS>> Ext2FS::try_create(FileDescription& file_description)
 {
-    return adopt_ref(*new Ext2FS(file_description));
+    return adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) Ext2FS(file_description));
 }
 
 Ext2FS::Ext2FS(FileDescription& file_description)
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
index 0e05f5865f5..1ed08416c0d 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
         FileSize64bits = 1 << 1,
     };
 
-    static NonnullRefPtr<Ext2FS> create(FileDescription&);
+    static KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Ext2FS>> try_create(FileDescription&);
 
     virtual ~Ext2FS() override;
     virtual KResult initialize() override;
diff --git a/Kernel/Storage/StorageManagement.cpp b/Kernel/Storage/StorageManagement.cpp
index b00062bd843..6fbb8999af8 100644
--- a/Kernel/Storage/StorageManagement.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Storage/StorageManagement.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ NonnullRefPtr<FileSystem> StorageManagement::root_filesystem() const
     auto description_or_error = FileDescription::try_create(boot_device_description.release_nonnull());
     VERIFY(!description_or_error.is_error());
 
-    auto file_system = Ext2FS::create(description_or_error.release_value());
+    auto file_system = Ext2FS::try_create(description_or_error.release_value()).release_value();
 
     if (auto result = file_system->initialize(); result.is_error()) {
         PANIC("StorageManagement: Couldn't open root filesystem: {}", result);
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/mount.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/mount.cpp
index 122fd64023c..8844ba62bc5 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/mount.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/mount.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$mount(Userspace<const Syscall::SC_mount_params*>
 
         dbgln("mount: attempting to mount {} on {}", description->absolute_path(), target);
 
-        fs = Ext2FS::create(*description);
+        fs = TRY(Ext2FS::try_create(*description));
     } else if (fs_type == "9p"sv || fs_type == "Plan9FS"sv) {
         if (description_or_error.is_error())
             return EBADF;