diff --git a/src/core/core.cpp b/src/core/core.cpp
index 0d7b58e2c..d6a284810 100644
--- a/src/core/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core.cpp
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ 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()) {