diff --git a/src/core/core.cpp b/src/core/core.cpp
index c376a908b..95e4035bd 100644
--- a/src/core/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core.cpp
@@ -541,11 +541,11 @@ void System::Shutdown(bool is_deserializing) {
     archive_manager.reset();
     service_manager.reset();
     dsp_core.reset();
-    cpu_cores.clear();
     kernel.reset();
+    cpu_cores.clear();
     timing.reset();
 
-    if (video_dumper->IsDumping()) {
+    if (video_dumper && video_dumper->IsDumping()) {
         video_dumper->StopDumping();
     }