diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 779b8efe6..0877159a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ set(COMMON src/common/logging/backend.cpp
            src/common/uint128.h
            src/common/version.h
            src/common/ntapi.h
+           src/common/ntapi.cpp
 )
 
 set(CORE src/core/aerolib/stubs.cpp
diff --git a/src/common/ntapi.cpp b/src/common/ntapi.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f596aa4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/ntapi.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2024 shadPS4 Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#include "ntapi.h"
+
+NtDelayExecution_t NtDelayExecution = nullptr;
+NtSetInformationFile_t NtSetInformationFile = nullptr;
+
+namespace Common::NtApi {
+
+void Initialize() {
+    HMODULE nt_handle = GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll");
+
+    // http://stackoverflow.com/a/31411628/4725495
+    NtDelayExecution = (NtDelayExecution_t)GetProcAddress(nt_handle, "NtDelayExecution");
+    NtSetInformationFile =
+        (NtSetInformationFile_t)GetProcAddress(nt_handle, "NtSetInformationFile");
+}
+
+} // namespace Common::NtApi
diff --git a/src/common/ntapi.h b/src/common/ntapi.h
index 1cd62ffd5..17d353403 100644
--- a/src/common/ntapi.h
+++ b/src/common/ntapi.h
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
-#include "common/types.h"
-
 #include <windows.h>
+#include "common/types.h"
 
 typedef enum _FILE_INFORMATION_CLASS {
     FileDirectoryInformation = 1,
@@ -109,15 +108,17 @@ typedef struct _FILE_DISPOSITION_INFORMATION {
     BOOLEAN DeleteFile;
 } FILE_DISPOSITION_INFORMATION, *PFILE_DISPOSITION_INFORMATION;
 
-// http://stackoverflow.com/a/31411628/4725495
-static u32(__stdcall* NtDelayExecution)(BOOL Alertable, PLARGE_INTEGER DelayInterval) =
-    (u32(__stdcall*)(BOOL, PLARGE_INTEGER))GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll"),
-                                                          "NtDelayExecution");
+typedef u32(__stdcall* NtDelayExecution_t)(BOOL Alertable, PLARGE_INTEGER DelayInterval);
 
-static u32(__stdcall* NtSetInformationFile)(HANDLE FileHandle, PIO_STATUS_BLOCK IoStatusBlock,
-                                            PVOID FileInformation, ULONG Length,
-                                            FILE_INFORMATION_CLASS FileInformationClass) =
-    (u32(__stdcall*)(HANDLE, PIO_STATUS_BLOCK, PVOID, ULONG, FILE_INFORMATION_CLASS))
-        GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll"), "NtSetInformationFile");
+typedef u32(__stdcall* NtSetInformationFile_t)(HANDLE FileHandle, PIO_STATUS_BLOCK IoStatusBlock,
+                                               PVOID FileInformation, ULONG Length,
+                                               FILE_INFORMATION_CLASS FileInformationClass);
+
+extern NtDelayExecution_t NtDelayExecution;
+extern NtSetInformationFile_t NtSetInformationFile;
+
+namespace Common::NtApi {
+void Initialize();
+}
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/emulator.cpp b/src/emulator.cpp
index 16f202976..8d5378fd9 100644
--- a/src/emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/emulator.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "common/config.h"
 #include "common/debug.h"
 #include "common/logging/backend.h"
+#include "common/ntapi.h"
 #include "common/path_util.h"
 #include "common/singleton.h"
 #include "common/version.h"
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ Emulator::Emulator()
     const auto config_dir = Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::UserDir);
     Config::load(config_dir / "config.toml");
 
+    // Initialize NT API functions
+    Common::NtApi::Initialize();
+
     // Start logger.
     Common::Log::Initialize();
     Common::Log::Start();