diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/uname.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/uname.cpp
index 7cf1e5087c..7eb0828a41 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/uname.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/uname.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace Kernel {
 #    error Unknown architecture
 #endif
 
+KString* g_version_string { nullptr };
+
 ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$uname(Userspace<utsname*> user_buf)
 {
     VERIFY_NO_PROCESS_BIG_LOCK(this);
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@ ErrorOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$uname(Userspace<utsname*> user_buf)
         UNAME_MACHINE
     };
 
-    auto version_string = TRY(KString::formatted("{}.{}-dev", SERENITY_MAJOR_REVISION, SERENITY_MINOR_REVISION));
-    AK::TypedTransfer<u8>::copy(reinterpret_cast<u8*>(buf.release), version_string->bytes().data(), min(version_string->length(), UTSNAME_ENTRY_LEN - 1));
+    VERIFY(g_version_string);
+    AK::TypedTransfer<u8>::copy(reinterpret_cast<u8*>(buf.release), g_version_string->bytes().data(), min(g_version_string->length(), UTSNAME_ENTRY_LEN - 1));
 
     AK::TypedTransfer<u8>::copy(reinterpret_cast<u8*>(buf.version), SERENITY_VERSION.bytes().data(), min(SERENITY_VERSION.length(), UTSNAME_ENTRY_LEN - 1));
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Tasks/Process.cpp b/Kernel/Tasks/Process.cpp
index db41cab486..597b073e54 100644
--- a/Kernel/Tasks/Process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Tasks/Process.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <Kernel/Tasks/Thread.h>
 #include <Kernel/Tasks/ThreadTracer.h>
 #include <Kernel/Time/TimerQueue.h>
+#include <Kernel/Version.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ static void create_signal_trampoline();
 
 extern ProcessID g_init_pid;
 extern bool g_in_system_shutdown;
+extern KString* g_version_string;
 
 RecursiveSpinlock<LockRank::None> g_profiling_lock {};
 static Atomic<pid_t> next_pid;
@@ -162,6 +164,9 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT void Process::initialize()
     // Note: This is called before scheduling is initialized, and before APs are booted.
     //       So we can "safely" bypass the lock here.
     reinterpret_cast<FixedStringBuffer<UTSNAME_ENTRY_LEN - 1>&>(hostname()).store_characters("courage"sv);
+    // NOTE: Just allocate the kernel version string here so we never have to worry
+    // about OOM conditions in the uname syscall.
+    g_version_string = MUST(KString::formatted("{}.{}-dev", SERENITY_MAJOR_REVISION, SERENITY_MINOR_REVISION)).leak_ptr();
 
     create_signal_trampoline();
 }