diff --git a/src/core/libraries/kernel/libkernel.cpp b/src/core/libraries/kernel/libkernel.cpp
index 318d864ba..3cbf21f07 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/kernel/libkernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/kernel/libkernel.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceKernelConvertUtcToLocaltime(time_t time, time_t* local_time,
 
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceKernelGetCompiledSdkVersion(int* ver) {
     auto* param_sfo = Common::Singleton<PSF>::Instance();
-    int version = *param_sfo->GetInteger("SYSTEM_VER");
+    int version = param_sfo->GetInteger("SYSTEM_VER").value_or(0x4700000);
     LOG_INFO(Kernel, "returned system version = {:#x}", version);
     *ver = version;
     return (version > 0) ? ORBIS_OK : ORBIS_KERNEL_ERROR_EINVAL;
diff --git a/src/emulator.cpp b/src/emulator.cpp
index cfcdcb66a..e8495bb52 100644
--- a/src/emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/emulator.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void Emulator::Run(const std::filesystem::path& file) {
 #endif
                 title = *param_sfo->GetString("TITLE");
                 LOG_INFO(Loader, "Game id: {} Title: {}", id, title);
-                u32 fw_version = *param_sfo->GetInteger("SYSTEM_VER");
+                u32 fw_version = param_sfo->GetInteger("SYSTEM_VER").value_or(0x4700000);
                 app_version = *param_sfo->GetString("APP_VER");
                 LOG_INFO(Loader, "Fw: {:#x} App Version: {}", fw_version, app_version);
             } else if (entry.path().filename() == "playgo-chunk.dat") {