diff --git a/src/audio_core/hle/hle.cpp b/src/audio_core/hle/hle.cpp
index 18297ecee8..d1514e30bc 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/hle/hle.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_core/hle/hle.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ using Service::DSP::DSP_DSP;
 
 namespace AudioCore {
 
-DspHle::DspHle() : DspHle(Core::System::GetInstance().Memory()) {}
+DspHle::DspHle() : DspHle(Core::System::GetInstance().Memory(), Core::System::GetInstance().CoreTiming()) {}
 
 template <class Archive>
 void DspHle::serialize(Archive& ar, const unsigned int) {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static constexpr u64 audio_frame_ticks = samples_per_frame * 4096 * 2ull; ///< U
 
 struct DspHle::Impl final {
 public:
-    explicit Impl(DspHle& parent, Memory::MemorySystem& memory);
+    explicit Impl(DspHle& parent, Memory::MemorySystem& memory, Core::Timing& timing);
     ~Impl();
 
     DspState GetDspState() const;
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ private:
     HLE::Mixers mixers{};
 
     DspHle& parent;
+    Core::Timing& core_timing;
     Core::TimingEventType* tick_event{};
 
     std::unique_ptr<HLE::DecoderBase> decoder{};
@@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ private:
     friend class boost::serialization::access;
 };
 
-DspHle::Impl::Impl(DspHle& parent_, Memory::MemorySystem& memory) : parent(parent_) {
+DspHle::Impl::Impl(DspHle& parent_, Memory::MemorySystem& memory, Core::Timing& timing)
+    : parent(parent_), core_timing(timing) {
     dsp_memory.raw_memory.fill(0);
 
     for (auto& source : sources) {
@@ -152,17 +154,15 @@ DspHle::Impl::Impl(DspHle& parent_, Memory::MemorySystem& memory) : parent(paren
         decoder = std::make_unique<HLE::NullDecoder>();
     }
 
-    Core::Timing& timing = Core::System::GetInstance().CoreTiming();
     tick_event =
-        timing.RegisterEvent("AudioCore::DspHle::tick_event", [this](u64, s64 cycles_late) {
+        core_timing.RegisterEvent("AudioCore::DspHle::tick_event", [this](u64, s64 cycles_late) {
             this->AudioTickCallback(cycles_late);
         });
-    timing.ScheduleEvent(audio_frame_ticks, tick_event);
+    core_timing.ScheduleEvent(audio_frame_ticks, tick_event);
 }
 
 DspHle::Impl::~Impl() {
-    Core::Timing& timing = Core::System::GetInstance().CoreTiming();
-    timing.UnscheduleEvent(tick_event, 0);
+    core_timing.UnscheduleEvent(tick_event, 0);
 }
 
 DspState DspHle::Impl::GetDspState() const {
@@ -457,11 +457,11 @@ void DspHle::Impl::AudioTickCallback(s64 cycles_late) {
     }
 
     // Reschedule recurrent event
-    Core::Timing& timing = Core::System::GetInstance().CoreTiming();
-    timing.ScheduleEvent(audio_frame_ticks - cycles_late, tick_event);
+    core_timing.ScheduleEvent(audio_frame_ticks - cycles_late, tick_event);
 }
 
-DspHle::DspHle(Memory::MemorySystem& memory) : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>(*this, memory)) {}
+DspHle::DspHle(Memory::MemorySystem& memory, Core::Timing& timing)
+    : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>(*this, memory, timing)) {}
 DspHle::~DspHle() = default;
 
 u16 DspHle::RecvData(u32 register_number) {
diff --git a/src/audio_core/hle/hle.h b/src/audio_core/hle/hle.h
index 11ec2820a6..014a3b73c7 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/hle/hle.h
+++ b/src/audio_core/hle/hle.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace AudioCore {
 
 class DspHle final : public DspInterface {
 public:
-    explicit DspHle(Memory::MemorySystem& memory);
+    explicit DspHle(Memory::MemorySystem& memory, Core::Timing& timing);
     ~DspHle();
 
     u16 RecvData(u32 register_number) override;
diff --git a/src/audio_core/lle/lle.cpp b/src/audio_core/lle/lle.cpp
index fbb6f1f07e..09202e4896 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/lle/lle.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_core/lle/lle.cpp
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ static u8 PipeIndexToSlotIndex(u8 pipe_index, PipeDirection direction) {
 }
 
 struct DspLle::Impl final {
-    Impl(bool multithread) : multithread(multithread) {
-        teakra_slice_event = Core::System::GetInstance().CoreTiming().RegisterEvent(
+    Impl(Core::Timing& timing, bool multithread) : core_timing(timing), multithread(multithread) {
+        teakra_slice_event = core_timing.RegisterEvent(
             "DSP slice", [this](u64, int late) { TeakraSliceEvent(static_cast<u64>(late)); });
     }
 
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ struct DspLle::Impl final {
     bool semaphore_signaled = false;
     bool data_signaled = false;
 
+    Core::Timing& core_timing;
     Core::TimingEventType* teakra_slice_event;
     std::atomic<bool> loaded = false;
 
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ struct DspLle::Impl final {
             next = 0;
         else
             next -= late;
-        Core::System::GetInstance().CoreTiming().ScheduleEvent(next, teakra_slice_event, 0);
+        core_timing.ScheduleEvent(next, teakra_slice_event, 0);
     }
 
     u8* GetDspDataPointer(u32 baddr) {
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ struct DspLle::Impl final {
 
         // TODO: load special segment
 
-        Core::System::GetInstance().CoreTiming().ScheduleEvent(TeakraSlice, teakra_slice_event, 0);
+        core_timing.ScheduleEvent(TeakraSlice, teakra_slice_event, 0);
 
         if (multithread) {
             teakra_thread = std::thread(&Impl::TeakraThread, this);
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ struct DspLle::Impl final {
 
         teakra.RecvData(2); // discard the value
 
-        Core::System::GetInstance().CoreTiming().UnscheduleEvent(teakra_slice_event, 0);
+        core_timing.UnscheduleEvent(teakra_slice_event, 0);
         StopTeakraThread();
     }
 };
@@ -475,8 +476,8 @@ void DspLle::UnloadComponent() {
     impl->UnloadComponent();
 }
 
-DspLle::DspLle(Memory::MemorySystem& memory, bool multithread)
-    : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>(multithread)) {
+DspLle::DspLle(Memory::MemorySystem& memory,Core::Timing& timing, bool multithread)
+    : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>(timing, multithread)) {
     Teakra::AHBMCallback ahbm;
     ahbm.read8 = [&memory](u32 address) -> u8 {
         return *memory.GetFCRAMPointer(address - Memory::FCRAM_PADDR);
diff --git a/src/audio_core/lle/lle.h b/src/audio_core/lle/lle.h
index dc3647aa08..c2ac175a5f 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/lle/lle.h
+++ b/src/audio_core/lle/lle.h
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@
 
 #include "audio_core/dsp_interface.h"
 
+namespace Core {
+class Timing;
+}
+
 namespace AudioCore {
 
 class DspLle final : public DspInterface {
 public:
-    explicit DspLle(Memory::MemorySystem& memory, bool multithread);
+    explicit DspLle(Memory::MemorySystem& memory, Core::Timing& timing, bool multithread);
     ~DspLle() override;
 
     u16 RecvData(u32 register_number) override;
diff --git a/src/core/core.cpp b/src/core/core.cpp
index 31de0537e9..e1710b4b74 100644
--- a/src/core/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core.cpp
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ System::ResultStatus System::Init(Frontend::EmuWindow& emu_window,
 
     const auto audio_emulation = Settings::values.audio_emulation.GetValue();
     if (audio_emulation == Settings::AudioEmulation::HLE) {
-        dsp_core = std::make_unique<AudioCore::DspHle>(*memory);
+        dsp_core = std::make_unique<AudioCore::DspHle>(*memory, *timing);
     } else {
         const bool multithread = audio_emulation == Settings::AudioEmulation::LLEMultithreaded;
-        dsp_core = std::make_unique<AudioCore::DspLle>(*memory, multithread);
+        dsp_core = std::make_unique<AudioCore::DspLle>(*memory, *timing, multithread);
     }
 
     memory->SetDSP(*dsp_core);