diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
index f495b56f3d..5dc238e719 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 			GambatteLinkSyncSettings linkSyncSettings = (GambatteLinkSyncSettings)syncSettings ?? new GambatteLinkSyncSettings();
 
 			CoreComm = comm;
-			L = new Gameboy(new CoreComm(comm.ShowMessage, comm.Notify), leftinfo, leftrom, linkSettings.L, linkSyncSettings.L, deterministic);
-			R = new Gameboy(new CoreComm(comm.ShowMessage, comm.Notify), rightinfo, rightrom, linkSettings.R, linkSyncSettings.R, deterministic);
+			L = new Gameboy(new CoreComm(comm.ShowMessage, comm.Notify) { CoreFileProvider = comm.CoreFileProvider },
+				leftinfo, leftrom, linkSettings.L, linkSyncSettings.L, deterministic);
+			R = new Gameboy(new CoreComm(comm.ShowMessage, comm.Notify) { CoreFileProvider = comm.CoreFileProvider },
+				rightinfo, rightrom, linkSettings.R, linkSyncSettings.R, deterministic);
 
 			// connect link cable
 			LibGambatte.gambatte_linkstatus(L.GambatteState, 259);