diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceMpeg.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceMpeg.cpp
index 7989fb49ab..c8d830a9ef 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceMpeg.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceMpeg.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ static std::map<u32, MpegContext *> mpegMap;
 static u32 lastMpegHandle = 0;
 
 MpegContext *getMpegCtx(u32 mpegAddr) {
+	if (!Memory::IsValidAddress(mpegAddr))
+		return NULL;
+		
 	u32 mpeg = Memory::Read_U32(mpegAddr);
 
 	if (mpegMap.find(mpeg) == mpegMap.end())
@@ -205,10 +208,6 @@ MpegContext *getMpegCtx(u32 mpegAddr) {
 	return mpegMap[mpeg];
 }
 
-u32 getMpegHandle(u32 mpeg) {
-	return Memory::Read_U32(mpeg);
-}
-
 static void InitRingbuffer(SceMpegRingBuffer *buf, int packets, int data, int size, int callback_addr, int callback_args) {
 	buf->packets = packets;
 	buf->packetsRead = 0;