diff --git a/vm/sparse.c b/vm/sparse.c
index 77daf21..1a15339 100644
--- a/vm/sparse.c
+++ b/vm/sparse.c
@@ -60,9 +60,15 @@ static vm_page_t *get_or_create_page(phys_addr_t addr)
 	vm_sector_t *sector = &sector_array[sector_number];
 	
 	if (!sector->s_pages) {
-		sector->s_pages = kzalloc(vm_page_order_to_pages(sector->s_size) * sizeof(vm_page_t), 0);
+		size_t nr_pages = vm_page_order_to_pages(sector->s_size);
+		sector->s_pages = kzalloc(nr_pages * sizeof(vm_page_t), 0);
+
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
+			sector->s_pages[i].p_flags = VM_PAGE_RESERVED;
+		}
 	}
 
+
 	sector->s_pages[page_number].p_sector = sector_number;
 	return &sector->s_pages[page_number];
 }