diff --git a/kernel/src/memory/Heap.cpp b/kernel/src/memory/Heap.cpp
index ceb96406..f8fd6210 100644
--- a/kernel/src/memory/Heap.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/memory/Heap.cpp
@@ -368,14 +368,16 @@ void dump_heap_usage()
 
 void* operator new(usize size)
 {
-    return kmalloc(size).expect_release_value("FIXME: Kernel new panics on OOM, since there are no exceptions. If "
-                                              "possible, use make<T> for error propagation.");
+    auto rc = kmalloc(size);
+    if (rc.has_error()) { expect(false, rc.error_string()); }
+    return rc.release_value();
 }
 
 void* operator new[](usize size)
 {
-    return kmalloc(size).expect_release_value("FIXME: Kernel new[] panics on OOM, since there are no exceptions. If "
-                                              "possible, use make<T> for error propagation.");
+    auto rc = kmalloc(size);
+    if (rc.has_error()) { expect(false, rc.error_string()); }
+    return rc.release_value();
 }
 
 void operator delete(void* p)