diff --git a/kernel/src/memory/MemoryManager.cpp b/kernel/src/memory/MemoryManager.cpp
index 8ebe0b98..dffbd6cd 100644
--- a/kernel/src/memory/MemoryManager.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/memory/MemoryManager.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,17 @@ namespace MemoryManager
         init_physical_frame_allocator();
         KernelVM::init();
         MMU::setup_initial_page_directory();
+
+        // NOTE: We force these operations to succeed, because if we can't map the frame bitmap to virtual memory
+        // there's no point in continuing.
+        auto bitmap_pages = g_frame_bitmap.size_in_bytes() / ARCH_PAGE_SIZE;
+
+        auto virtual_bitmap_base = KernelVM::alloc_several_pages(bitmap_pages).release_value();
+        map_frames_at(virtual_bitmap_base, (u64)g_frame_bitmap.location(), bitmap_pages,
+                      MMU::ReadWrite | MMU::NoExecute)
+            .release_value();
+
+        g_frame_bitmap.initialize((void*)virtual_bitmap_base, g_frame_bitmap.size_in_bytes());
     }
 
     void lock_frame(u64 frame)