diff --git a/sys/kern/palloc.c b/sys/kern/palloc.c
index 9d7f56a..e958f6c 100644
--- a/sys/kern/palloc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/palloc.c
@@ -171,13 +171,16 @@ PAlloc_AllocPage()
 
     Spinlock_Lock(&pallocLock);
     pg = LIST_FIRST(&freeList);
+    ASSERT(pg != NULL);
     LIST_REMOVE(pg, entries);
 
+    ASSERT(pg->magic == FREEPAGE_MAGIC_FREE);
+
     info = PAllocGetInfo(pg);
+    ASSERT(info != NULL);
     ASSERT(info->refCount == 0);
     info->refCount++;
 
-    ASSERT(pg->magic == FREEPAGE_MAGIC_FREE);
     pg->magic = FREEPAGE_MAGIC_INUSE;
 
     freePages--;