diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
index 87a0dbe370..b5c98b2496 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,10 @@ void Init() {
     Kernel::ThreadingInit();
     Kernel::TimersInit();
 
-    Process::next_process_id = 0;
     Object::next_object_id = 0;
+    // TODO(Subv): Start the process ids from 10 for now, as lower PIDs are
+    // reserved for low-level services
+    Process::next_process_id = 10;
 }
 
 /// Shutdown the kernel
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/process.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/process.h
index 11c2ad12de..22cd1049b1 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/process.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/process.h
@@ -57,12 +57,6 @@ public:
 
     static u32 next_process_id;
 
-    /*
-     * Gets the process' id
-     * @returns The process' id
-     */
-    u32 GetProcessId() const { return process_id; }
-
     /// Name of the process
     std::string name;
     /// Title ID corresponding to the process
diff --git a/src/core/hle/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/svc.cpp
index b5cf554c37..e8159fbdbb 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/svc.cpp
@@ -426,28 +426,28 @@ static ResultCode ReleaseMutex(Handle handle) {
 }
 
 /// Get the ID of the specified process
-static ResultCode GetProcessId(u32* process_id, Handle handle) {
-    LOG_TRACE(Kernel_SVC, "called process=0x%08X", handle);
+static ResultCode GetProcessId(u32* process_id, Handle process_handle) {
+    LOG_TRACE(Kernel_SVC, "called process=0x%08X", process_handle);
 
-    const SharedPtr<Kernel::Process> process = Kernel::g_handle_table.Get<Kernel::Process>(handle);
+    const SharedPtr<Kernel::Process> process = Kernel::g_handle_table.Get<Kernel::Process>(process_handle);
     if (process == nullptr)
         return ERR_INVALID_HANDLE;
 
-    *process_id = process->GetProcessId();
+    *process_id = process->process_id;
     return RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /// Get the ID of the process that owns the specified thread
-static ResultCode GetProcessIdOfThread(u32* process_id, Handle handle) {
-    LOG_TRACE(Kernel_SVC, "called thread=0x%08X", handle);
+static ResultCode GetProcessIdOfThread(u32* process_id, Handle thread_handle) {
+    LOG_TRACE(Kernel_SVC, "called thread=0x%08X", thread_handle);
 
-    const SharedPtr<Kernel::Thread> thread = Kernel::g_handle_table.Get<Kernel::Thread>(handle);
+    const SharedPtr<Kernel::Thread> thread = Kernel::g_handle_table.Get<Kernel::Thread>(thread_handle);
     if (thread == nullptr)
         return ERR_INVALID_HANDLE;
 
     const SharedPtr<Kernel::Process> process = thread->owner_process;
-    if (process == nullptr)
-        return ERR_INVALID_HANDLE;
+    
+    ASSERT_MSG(process != nullptr, "Invalid parent process for thread=0x%08X", thread_handle);
 
     *process_id = process->process_id;
     return RESULT_SUCCESS;