diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp
index a44ea86255..23b2bdabb4 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ VMCache::Merge(VMCache* source)
 status_t
 VMCache::AcquireUnreferencedStoreRef()
 {
-	return B_OK;
+	return B_ERROR;
 }