diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h
index d461dc6e8a..223b3ce379 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
      */
     ResultVal<SharedPtr<Thread>> CreateThread(std::string name, VAddr entry_point, u32 priority,
                                               u32 arg, s32 processor_id, VAddr stack_top,
-                                              SharedPtr<Process> owner_process);
+                                              Process* owner_process);
 
     /**
      * Creates a semaphore.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public:
      * linear heap.
      * @param name Optional object name, used for debugging purposes.
      */
-    SharedPtr<SharedMemory> CreateSharedMemory(SharedPtr<Process> owner_process, u32 size,
+    SharedPtr<SharedMemory> CreateSharedMemory(Process* owner_process, u32 size,
                                                MemoryPermission permissions,
                                                MemoryPermission other_permissions,
                                                VAddr address = 0,
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.cpp
index 70a9372221..4f0b2e8ee5 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 SharedMemory::SharedMemory(KernelSystem& kernel) : Object(kernel) {}
 SharedMemory::~SharedMemory() {}
 
-SharedPtr<SharedMemory> KernelSystem::CreateSharedMemory(SharedPtr<Process> owner_process, u32 size,
+SharedPtr<SharedMemory> KernelSystem::CreateSharedMemory(Process* owner_process, u32 size,
                                                          MemoryPermission permissions,
                                                          MemoryPermission other_permissions,
                                                          VAddr address, MemoryRegion region,
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.h
index d5d862927c..18a87b9fe7 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/shared_memory.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
     u8* GetPointer(u32 offset = 0);
 
     /// Process that created this shared memory block.
-    SharedPtr<Process> owner_process;
+    Process* owner_process;
     /// Address of shared memory block in the owner process if specified.
     VAddr base_address;
     /// Physical address of the shared memory block in the linear heap if no address was specified
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
index 94a820f347..0e7a21c0ae 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
@@ -785,9 +785,9 @@ static ResultCode CreateThread(Handle* out_handle, u32 priority, u32 entry_point
         break;
     }
 
-    CASCADE_RESULT(SharedPtr<Thread> thread,
-                   Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel().CreateThread(
-                       name, entry_point, priority, arg, processor_id, stack_top, current_process));
+    CASCADE_RESULT(SharedPtr<Thread> thread, Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel().CreateThread(
+                                                 name, entry_point, priority, arg, processor_id,
+                                                 stack_top, current_process.get()));
 
     thread->context->SetFpscr(FPSCR_DEFAULT_NAN | FPSCR_FLUSH_TO_ZERO |
                               FPSCR_ROUND_TOZERO); // 0x03C00000
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ static ResultCode CreateMemoryBlock(Handle* out_handle, u32 addr, u32 size, u32
         region = current_process->flags.memory_region;
 
     shared_memory = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel().CreateSharedMemory(
-        current_process, size, static_cast<MemoryPermission>(my_permission),
+        current_process.get(), size, static_cast<MemoryPermission>(my_permission),
         static_cast<MemoryPermission>(other_permission), addr, region);
     CASCADE_RESULT(*out_handle, current_process->handle_table.Create(std::move(shared_memory)));
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.cpp
index 69680acf8b..11ea54fbd6 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.cpp
@@ -320,8 +320,7 @@ static void ResetThreadContext(const std::unique_ptr<ARM_Interface::ThreadContex
 
 ResultVal<SharedPtr<Thread>> KernelSystem::CreateThread(std::string name, VAddr entry_point,
                                                         u32 priority, u32 arg, s32 processor_id,
-                                                        VAddr stack_top,
-                                                        SharedPtr<Process> owner_process) {
+                                                        VAddr stack_top, Process* owner_process) {
     // Check if priority is in ranged. Lowest priority -> highest priority id.
     if (priority > ThreadPrioLowest) {
         LOG_ERROR(Kernel_SVC, "Invalid thread priority: {}", priority);
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ SharedPtr<Thread> SetupMainThread(KernelSystem& kernel, u32 entry_point, u32 pri
     // Initialize new "main" thread
     auto thread_res =
         kernel.CreateThread("main", entry_point, priority, 0, owner_process->ideal_processor,
-                            Memory::HEAP_VADDR_END, owner_process);
+                            Memory::HEAP_VADDR_END, owner_process.get());
 
     SharedPtr<Thread> thread = std::move(thread_res).Unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
index bb0ab5b153..9c7dd45cc8 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public:
     /// Mutexes that this thread is currently waiting for.
     boost::container::flat_set<SharedPtr<Mutex>> pending_mutexes;
 
-    SharedPtr<Process> owner_process; ///< Process that owns this thread
+    Process* owner_process; ///< Process that owns this thread
 
     /// Objects that the thread is waiting on, in the same order as they were
     // passed to WaitSynchronization1/N.