diff --git a/src/core/core.cpp b/src/core/core.cpp
index 9473b5c0c..d48f0c8ec 100644
--- a/src/core/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ void System::Shutdown() {
     // Shutdown emulation session
     GDBStub::Shutdown();
     VideoCore::Shutdown();
-    kernel.reset();
     HW::Shutdown();
     telemetry_session.reset();
     rpc_server.reset();
@@ -299,6 +298,7 @@ void System::Shutdown() {
     service_manager.reset();
     dsp_core.reset();
     cpu_core.reset();
+    kernel.reset();
     timing.reset();
     app_loader.reset();