diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
index a78d029e40..7f21dbd50e 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
@@ -4779,6 +4779,8 @@ vm_kernel_address_space_left(void)
 void
 vm_unreserve_memory(size_t amount)
 {
+	ASSERT((amount % B_PAGE_SIZE) == 0);
+
 	if (amount == 0)
 		return;