diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.cpp
index fd442a2a5b..1b32f5854b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.cpp
@@ -324,18 +324,19 @@ bool CBoot::BootUp(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot)
 
       SetDefaultDisc();
 
+      SetupMSR();
+      SetupBAT(config.bWii);
+
       if (config.bWii)
       {
         HID4.SBE = 1;
-        SetupMSR();
-        SetupBAT(config.bWii);
         // Because there is no TMD to get the requested system (IOS) version from,
         // we default to IOS58, which is the version used by the Homebrew Channel.
         SetupWiiMemory(nullptr, 0x000000010000003a);
       }
       else
       {
-        EmulatedBS2_GC(nullptr, true);
+        SetupGCMemory();
       }
 
       PC = executable.reader->GetEntryPoint();
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.h b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.h
index 69f784c827..265ca79cda 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ private:
   static bool EmulatedBS2(bool is_wii, const DiscIO::Volume* volume);
   static bool Load_BS2(const std::string& boot_rom_filename);
 
+  static void SetupGCMemory();
   static bool SetupWiiMemory(const DiscIO::Volume* volume, u64 ios_title_id);
 };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_BS2Emu.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_BS2Emu.cpp
index 54beca3ce1..beb59a950d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_BS2Emu.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_BS2Emu.cpp
@@ -152,25 +152,8 @@ bool CBoot::RunApploader(bool is_wii, const DiscIO::Volume& volume)
   return true;
 }
 
-// __________________________________________________________________________________________________
-// GameCube Bootstrap 2 HLE:
-// copy the apploader to 0x81200000
-// execute the apploader, function by function, using the above utility.
-bool CBoot::EmulatedBS2_GC(const DiscIO::Volume* volume, bool skip_app_loader)
+void CBoot::SetupGCMemory()
 {
-  INFO_LOG(BOOT, "Faking GC BS2...");
-
-  SetupMSR();
-  SetupBAT(/*is_wii*/ false);
-
-  // Write necessary values
-  // Here we write values to memory that the apploader does not take care of. Game info goes
-  // to 0x80000000 according to YAGCD 4.2.
-
-  // It's possible to boot DOL and ELF files without a disc inserted
-  if (volume)
-    DVDRead(*volume, /*offset*/ 0x00000000, /*address*/ 0x00000000, 0x20, DiscIO::PARTITION_NONE);
-
   // Booted from bootrom. 0xE5207C22 = booted from jtag
   PowerPC::HostWrite_U32(0x0D15EA5E, 0x80000020);
 
@@ -182,8 +165,8 @@ bool CBoot::EmulatedBS2_GC(const DiscIO::Volume* volume, bool skip_app_loader)
   // (Seem to take different EXI paths, see Ikaruga for example)
   PowerPC::HostWrite_U32(0x10000006, 0x8000002C);
 
-  const bool ntsc = DiscIO::IsNTSC(SConfig::GetInstance().m_region);
-  PowerPC::HostWrite_U32(ntsc ? 0 : 1, 0x800000CC);  // Fake the VI Init of the IPL (YAGCD 4.2.1.4)
+  // Fake the VI Init of the IPL (YAGCD 4.2.1.4)
+  PowerPC::HostWrite_U32(DiscIO::IsNTSC(SConfig::GetInstance().m_region) ? 0 : 1, 0x800000CC);
 
   PowerPC::HostWrite_U32(0x01000000, 0x800000d0);  // ARAM Size. 16MB main + 4/16/32MB external
                                                    // (retail consoles have no external ARAM)
@@ -199,10 +182,28 @@ bool CBoot::EmulatedBS2_GC(const DiscIO::Volume* volume, bool skip_app_loader)
 
   // HIO checks this
   // PowerPC::HostWrite_U16(0x8200, 0x000030e6);   // Console type
+}
+
+// __________________________________________________________________________________________________
+// GameCube Bootstrap 2 HLE:
+// copy the apploader to 0x81200000
+// execute the apploader, function by function, using the above utility.
+bool CBoot::EmulatedBS2_GC(const DiscIO::Volume* volume, bool skip_app_loader)
+{
+  INFO_LOG(BOOT, "Faking GC BS2...");
+
+  SetupMSR();
+  SetupBAT(/*is_wii*/ false);
+
+  SetupGCMemory();
 
   if (!volume)
     return false;
 
+  DVDRead(*volume, /*offset*/ 0x00000000, /*address*/ 0x00000000, 0x20, DiscIO::PARTITION_NONE);
+
+  const bool ntsc = DiscIO::IsNTSC(SConfig::GetInstance().m_region);
+
   // Setup pointers like real BS2 does
 
   // StackPointer, used to be set to 0x816ffff0