diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
index 9c71eb351e..c9950aaab3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		}
 
 		/// <exception cref="MoviePlatformMismatchException"><paramref name="record"/> is <see langword="false"/> and <paramref name="movie"/>.<see cref="IMovie.SystemID"/> does not match <paramref name="emulator"/>.<see cref="IEmulator.SystemId"/></exception>
-		public void QueueNewMovie(IMovie movie, bool record, IEmulator emulator)
+		public void QueueNewMovie(IMovie movie, bool record, string systemId)
 		{
 			if (movie.IsActive() && movie.Changes)
 			{
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			{
 				movie.Load(false);
 				
-				if (movie.SystemID != emulator.SystemId)
+				if (movie.SystemID != systemId)
 				{
 					throw new MoviePlatformMismatchException(
-						$"Movie system Id ({movie.SystemID}) does not match the currently loaded platform ({emulator.SystemId}), unable to load");
+						$"Movie system Id ({movie.SystemID}) does not match the currently loaded platform ({systemId}), unable to load");
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 			if (!record)
 			{
-				var preference = emulator.SystemId;
+				var preference = systemId;
 				if (preference == "GBC")
 				{
 					// We want to treat GBC the same as GB
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovieSession.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovieSession.cs
index d29a1ec8fb..c98dddba35 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovieSession.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovieSession.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		/// When initializing a movie, it will be stored until Rom loading processes have been completed, then it will be moved to the Movie property
 		/// If an existing movie is still active, it will remain in the Movie property while the new movie is queued
 		/// </summary>
-		void QueueNewMovie(IMovie movie, bool record, IEmulator emulator);
+		void QueueNewMovie(IMovie movie, bool record, string systemId);
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Sets the Movie property with the QueuedMovie, clears the queued movie, and starts the new movie
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs
index 9f8442b5c8..2ca36bb6cf 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Movie.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			try
 			{
-				MovieSession.QueueNewMovie(movie, record, Emulator);
+				MovieSession.QueueNewMovie(movie, record, Emulator.SystemId);
 			}
 			catch (MoviePlatformMismatchException ex)
 			{