diff --git a/include/emulator.hpp b/include/emulator.hpp
index 366f86f2..f7d947f6 100644
--- a/include/emulator.hpp
+++ b/include/emulator.hpp
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ enum class ROMType {
 
 class Emulator {
 	EmulatorConfig config;
+
+	Memory memory;
+	// We want memory to be constructed before the rest of the emulator, so it's at the top of the struct
 	CPU cpu;
 	GPU gpu;
-	Memory memory;
 	Kernel kernel;
 	std::unique_ptr<Audio::DSPCore> dsp;
 	Scheduler scheduler;