diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/dsp_dsp.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/dsp_dsp.cpp
index 5072a1691..2e227fe9a 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/dsp_dsp.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/dsp_dsp.cpp
@@ -194,13 +194,11 @@ static VAddr GetCurrentBase() {
 static std::array<u16, NUM_CHANNELS> syncs;
 
 static ChannelContext GetChannelContext(VAddr base, int channel_id) {
-    ChannelContext ctx;
-
-    if (!Memory::ExtractFromMemory(DspAddrToVAddr(base, DSPADDR1) + channel_id * sizeof(ChannelContext), ctx)) {
+    auto ret = Memory::ExtractFromMemory<ChannelContext>(DspAddrToVAddr(base, DSPADDR1) + channel_id * sizeof(ChannelContext));
+    if (!ret) {
         LOG_CRITICAL(Service_DSP, "ExtractFromMemory for DSPADDR1 failed");
     }
-
-    return ctx;
+    return *ret;
 }
 
 static void SetChannelContext(VAddr base, int channel_id, const ChannelContext& ctx) {
@@ -223,12 +221,12 @@ static void ReadChannelContext(VAddr current_base, int channel_id) {
 
     if (TestAndUnsetBit<2>(ctx.dirty)) {
         // Update ADPCM coefficients
-        AdpcmCoefficients coeff;
-        if (!Memory::ExtractFromMemory(DspAddrToVAddr(current_base, DSPADDR3) + channel_id * sizeof(coeff), coeff)) {
+        auto coeff = Memory::ExtractFromMemory<AdpcmCoefficients>(DspAddrToVAddr(current_base, DSPADDR3) + channel_id * sizeof(AdpcmCoefficients));
+        if (!coeff) {
             LOG_CRITICAL(Service_DSP, "ExtractFromMemory for DSPADDR3 failed");
             return;
         }
-        Audio::UpdateAdpcm(channel_id, coeff.coeff);
+        Audio::UpdateAdpcm(channel_id, coeff->coeff);
     }
 
     if (TestAndUnsetBit<17>(ctx.dirty)) {
diff --git a/src/core/memory.h b/src/core/memory.h
index 841d7c4a5..b2248e05c 100644
--- a/src/core/memory.h
+++ b/src/core/memory.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -144,16 +145,17 @@ std::string GetString(const VAddr vaddr, const u32 size);
 * Extracts a POD type from memory. Returns false if address is invalid.
 */
 template <typename T>
-bool ExtractFromMemory(VAddr address, T& object) {
+boost::optional<T> ExtractFromMemory(VAddr address) {
     static_assert(std::is_standard_layout<T>::value, "Type must have standard layout");
 
     const u8* memory = GetPointer(address);
     if (!memory) {
-        return false;
+        return {};
     }
 
+    T object;
     std::memcpy(&object, memory, sizeof(T));
-    return true;
+    return boost::make_optional(object);
 }
 
 /**