diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp
index 20d01fc883..0775a89fb3 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ void Process::LoadModule(CodeSet module_, VAddr base_addr) {
 }
 
 Process::Process(Core::System& system)
-    : WaitObject{system.Kernel()}, address_arbiter{system}, mutex{system}, system{system} {}
+    : WaitObject{system.Kernel()}, vm_manager{system},
+      address_arbiter{system}, mutex{system}, system{system} {}
 
 Process::~Process() = default;
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp
index f0c0c12fce..48b13cfdd4 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool VirtualMemoryArea::CanBeMergedWith(const VirtualMemoryArea& next) const {
     return true;
 }
 
-VMManager::VMManager() {
+VMManager::VMManager(Core::System& system) : system{system} {
     // Default to assuming a 39-bit address space. This way we have a sane
     // starting point with executables that don't provide metadata.
     Reset(FileSys::ProgramAddressSpaceType::Is39Bit);
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ ResultVal<VMManager::VMAHandle> VMManager::MapMemoryBlock(VAddr target,
     VirtualMemoryArea& final_vma = vma_handle->second;
     ASSERT(final_vma.size == size);
 
-    auto& system = Core::System::GetInstance();
     system.ArmInterface(0).MapBackingMemory(target, size, block->data() + offset,
                                             VMAPermission::ReadWriteExecute);
     system.ArmInterface(1).MapBackingMemory(target, size, block->data() + offset,
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ ResultVal<VMManager::VMAHandle> VMManager::MapBackingMemory(VAddr target, u8* me
     VirtualMemoryArea& final_vma = vma_handle->second;
     ASSERT(final_vma.size == size);
 
-    auto& system = Core::System::GetInstance();
     system.ArmInterface(0).MapBackingMemory(target, size, memory, VMAPermission::ReadWriteExecute);
     system.ArmInterface(1).MapBackingMemory(target, size, memory, VMAPermission::ReadWriteExecute);
     system.ArmInterface(2).MapBackingMemory(target, size, memory, VMAPermission::ReadWriteExecute);
@@ -223,7 +221,6 @@ ResultCode VMManager::UnmapRange(VAddr target, u64 size) {
 
     ASSERT(FindVMA(target)->second.size >= size);
 
-    auto& system = Core::System::GetInstance();
     system.ArmInterface(0).UnmapMemory(target, size);
     system.ArmInterface(1).UnmapMemory(target, size);
     system.ArmInterface(2).UnmapMemory(target, size);
@@ -376,7 +373,7 @@ ResultCode VMManager::UnmapCodeMemory(VAddr dst_address, VAddr src_address, u64
     Reprotect(src_vma_iter, VMAPermission::ReadWrite);
 
     if (dst_memory_state == MemoryState::ModuleCode) {
-        Core::System::GetInstance().InvalidateCpuInstructionCaches();
+        system.InvalidateCpuInstructionCaches();
     }
 
     return unmap_result;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h
index 288eb9450e..ec84d9a709 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
 #include "core/memory.h"
 
+namespace Core {
+class System;
+}
+
 namespace FileSys {
 enum class ProgramAddressSpaceType : u8;
 }
@@ -321,7 +325,7 @@ class VMManager final {
 public:
     using VMAHandle = VMAMap::const_iterator;
 
-    VMManager();
+    explicit VMManager(Core::System& system);
     ~VMManager();
 
     /// Clears the address space map, re-initializing with a single free area.
@@ -712,5 +716,7 @@ private:
     // The end of the currently allocated heap. This is not an inclusive
     // end of the range. This is essentially 'base_address + current_size'.
     VAddr heap_end = 0;
+
+    Core::System& system;
 };
 } // namespace Kernel