diff --git a/sys/vmm/vmm_mmap.c b/sys/vmm/vmm_mmap.c
index 4a94ee2..0661f10 100644
--- a/sys/vmm/vmm_mmap.c
+++ b/sys/vmm/vmm_mmap.c
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@
 
         td->td_retval[0] = ( void * ) vmm_getFreeVirtualPage( _current->id, round_page( uap->len ) / PAGE_SIZE, VM_TASK );
 
+        if( td->td_retval[9] == 0x0 )
+        	K_PANIC( "UNABLE TO GET FREE VIRTUAL PAGE" );
+
         kprintf("(tmp5.1: 0x%X)\n", td->td_retval[0]);
 
         bzero( td->td_retval[0], uap->len );