diff --git a/src/duckstation-regtest/regtest_host.cpp b/src/duckstation-regtest/regtest_host.cpp
index f48a9adba..85d6fa826 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-regtest/regtest_host.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-regtest/regtest_host.cpp
@@ -959,9 +959,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   CrashHandler::Install(&Bus::CleanupMemoryMap);
 
   Error error;
-  if (!Core::PerformEarlyHardwareChecks(&error) || !Core::ProcessStartup(&error))
+  if (!Core::PerformEarlyHardwareChecks(&error))
   {
-    std::fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: ProcessStartup() failed: %s\n", error.GetDescription().c_str());
+    std::fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: PerformEarlyHardwareChecks() failed: %s\n", error.GetDescription().c_str());
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
 
@@ -971,6 +971,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
 
+  if (!Core::ProcessStartup(&error))
+  {
+    std::fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: ProcessStartup() failed: %s\n", error.GetDescription().c_str());
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+
   std::optional<SystemBootParameters> autoboot;
   if (!RegTestHost::ParseCommandLineParameters(argc, argv, autoboot))
     return EXIT_FAILURE;