diff --git a/Kernel/VM/PhysicalPage.cpp b/Kernel/VM/PhysicalPage.cpp
index acd12f5ddbc..36be738029c 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/PhysicalPage.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/VM/PhysicalPage.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void PhysicalPage::return_to_freelist() &&
 
     InterruptDisabler disabler;
 
-    m_retain_count = 1;
+    m_ref_count = 1;
 
     if (m_supervisor)
         MM.deallocate_supervisor_physical_page(move(*this));
diff --git a/Kernel/VM/PhysicalPage.h b/Kernel/VM/PhysicalPage.h
index d8dda694ea1..2606074daa0 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/PhysicalPage.h
+++ b/Kernel/VM/PhysicalPage.h
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ public:
 
     void ref()
     {
-        ASSERT(m_retain_count);
-        ++m_retain_count;
+        ASSERT(m_ref_count);
+        ++m_ref_count;
     }
 
     void unref()
     {
-        ASSERT(m_retain_count);
-        if (!--m_retain_count) {
+        ASSERT(m_ref_count);
+        if (!--m_ref_count) {
             if (m_may_return_to_freelist)
                 move(*this).return_to_freelist();
             delete this;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 
     static NonnullRefPtr<PhysicalPage> create(PhysicalAddress, bool supervisor, bool may_return_to_freelist = true);
 
-    u16 ref_count() const { return m_retain_count; }
+    u32 ref_count() const { return m_ref_count; }
 
     bool is_shared_zero_page() const;
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ private:
 
     void return_to_freelist() &&;
 
-    u16 m_retain_count { 1 };
+    u32 m_ref_count { 1 };
     bool m_may_return_to_freelist { true };
     bool m_supervisor { false };
     PhysicalAddress m_paddr;