diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/nvflinger.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/nvflinger.cpp
index f9db79370..04adfc7d8 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/nvflinger.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/nvflinger.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ namespace Service::NVFlinger {
 constexpr s64 frame_ticks = static_cast<s64>(Core::Timing::BASE_CLOCK_RATE / 60);
 constexpr s64 frame_ticks_30fps = static_cast<s64>(Core::Timing::BASE_CLOCK_RATE / 30);
 
-NVFlinger::NVFlinger(Core::Timing::CoreTiming& core_timing) : core_timing{core_timing} {
+NVFlinger::NVFlinger(Core::Timing::CoreTiming& core_timing, Core::System& system)
+    : core_timing{core_timing}, system(system) {
     displays.emplace_back(0, "Default");
     displays.emplace_back(1, "External");
     displays.emplace_back(2, "Edid");
@@ -185,11 +186,9 @@ void NVFlinger::Compose() {
         MicroProfileFlip();
 
         if (!buffer) {
-            auto& system_instance = Core::System::GetInstance();
-
             // There was no queued buffer to draw, render previous frame
-            system_instance.GetPerfStats().EndGameFrame();
-            system_instance.GPU().SwapBuffers({});
+            system.GetPerfStats().EndGameFrame();
+            system.GPU().SwapBuffers({});
             continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/nvflinger.h b/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/nvflinger.h
index 988be8726..85aae725c 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/nvflinger.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/nvflinger.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class BufferQueue;
 
 class NVFlinger final {
 public:
-    explicit NVFlinger(Core::Timing::CoreTiming& core_timing);
+    explicit NVFlinger(Core::Timing::CoreTiming& core_timing, Core::System& system);
     ~NVFlinger();
 
     /// Sets the NVDrv module instance to use to send buffers to the GPU.
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ private:
 
     /// Core timing instance for registering/unregistering the composition event.
     Core::Timing::CoreTiming& core_timing;
+
+    Core::System& system;
 };
 
 } // namespace Service::NVFlinger