diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 627c569d..6d95da66 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static size_t task_get_pages(task_t* task, uint32_t npages)
 	if (BUILTIN_EXPECT(!npages, 0))
 		return ret;
 
-	if (BUILTIN_EXPECT(npages > total_available_pages, 0))
+	if (BUILTIN_EXPECT(npages > atomic_int32_read(&total_available_pages), 0))
 		return ret;
 
 	spinlock_lock(&bitmap_lock);