diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xuser_module.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xuser_module.cc
index d9a47d24b..4517a4caf 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xuser_module.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xuser_module.cc
@@ -153,12 +153,13 @@ X_STATUS XUserModule::GetOptHeader(xe_xex2_header_keys key,
     return X_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
   }
 
-  auto ptr = xex2_get_opt_header(header, key);
-  if (!ptr) {
+  uint32_t field_value =
+      xex2_get_opt_header(memory()->virtual_membase(), header, key);
+  if (!field_value) {
     return X_STATUS_NOT_FOUND;
   }
 
-  *out_header_guest_ptr = (uint32_t)(ptr - memory()->virtual_membase());
+  *out_header_guest_ptr = field_value;
   return X_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/util/xex2.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/util/xex2.cc
index 25c5b4fd5..8b4c4fba1 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/util/xex2.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/util/xex2.cc
@@ -29,23 +29,29 @@
 
 namespace xe {
 namespace kernel {
-uint8_t *xex2_get_opt_header(const xex2_header *header, uint32_t key) {
+uint32_t xex2_get_opt_header(uint8_t *membase, const xex2_header *header,
+                             uint32_t key) {
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < header->header_count; i++) {
     const xex2_opt_header &opt_header = header->headers[i];
     if (opt_header.key != key) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    if ((opt_header.key & 0xFF) == 0x01) {
-      // Data is stored in the opt header
-      return (uint8_t *)&opt_header.value;
-    } else {
-      // Data stored at offset.
-      return ((uint8_t *)&header->headers[0] + opt_header.offset);
+    switch (opt_header.key & 0xFF) {
+      case 0x00:
+        // Return data stored in header value.
+        return opt_header.value;
+      case 0x01:
+        // Return pointer to data stored in header value.
+        return uint32_t((uint8_t *)&opt_header.value - membase);
+      default:
+        // Data stored at offset to header.
+        return uint32_t((uint8_t *)&header->headers[0] - membase) +
+               opt_header.offset;
     }
   }
 
-  return nullptr;
+  return 0;
 }
 
 uint32_t xex2_get_header_size(const xex2_header *header) {
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/util/xex2.h b/src/xenia/kernel/util/xex2.h
index 87999ae98..b91524798 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/util/xex2.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/util/xex2.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 namespace xe {
 namespace kernel {
-uint8_t* xex2_get_opt_header(const xex2_header* header, uint32_t key);
-
+uint32_t xex2_get_opt_header(uint8_t* membase, const xex2_header* header,
+                             uint32_t key);
 uint32_t xex2_get_header_size(const xex2_header* header);
 }  // namespace kernel
 }  // namespace xe
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_rtl.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_rtl.cc
index 1a53429f3..7184090de 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_rtl.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl_rtl.cc
@@ -394,12 +394,9 @@ SHIM_CALL RtlImageXexHeaderField_shim(PPCContext* ppc_context,
     return;
   }
 
-  uint8_t* field_ptr = xex2_get_opt_header(header, image_field);
-  if (!field_ptr) {
-    SHIM_SET_RETURN_32(0);
-    return;
-  }
-  SHIM_SET_RETURN_32(uint32_t(field_ptr - kernel_memory()->virtual_membase()));
+  uint32_t field_value =
+      xex2_get_opt_header(SHIM_MEM_BASE, header, image_field);
+  SHIM_SET_RETURN_32(field_value);
 }
 
 // Unfortunately the Windows RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION object is bigger than the one