diff --git a/src/core/loader/nro.cpp b/src/core/loader/nro.cpp
index 243b499f2c..bc8e402a80 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/nro.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/nro.cpp
@@ -127,18 +127,23 @@ static constexpr u32 PageAlignSize(u32 size) {
     return (size + Memory::PAGE_MASK) & ~Memory::PAGE_MASK;
 }
 
-bool AppLoader_NRO::LoadNro(const FileSys::VfsFile& file, VAddr load_base) {
-    // Read NSO header
-    NroHeader nro_header{};
-    if (sizeof(NroHeader) != file.ReadObject(&nro_header)) {
+/*static*/ bool AppLoader_NRO::LoadNro(const std::vector<u8>& data, const std::string& name,
+                                       VAddr load_base) {
+
+    if (data.size() < sizeof(NroHeader)) {
         return {};
     }
+
+    // Read NSO header
+    NroHeader nro_header{};
+    std::memcpy(&nro_header, data.data(), sizeof(NroHeader));
     if (nro_header.magic != Common::MakeMagic('N', 'R', 'O', '0')) {
         return {};
     }
 
     // Build program image
-    std::vector<u8> program_image = file.ReadBytes(PageAlignSize(nro_header.file_size));
+    std::vector<u8> program_image(PageAlignSize(nro_header.file_size));
+    std::memcpy(program_image.data(), data.data(), program_image.size());
     if (program_image.size() != PageAlignSize(nro_header.file_size)) {
         return {};
     }
@@ -182,11 +187,15 @@ bool AppLoader_NRO::LoadNro(const FileSys::VfsFile& file, VAddr load_base) {
     Core::CurrentProcess()->LoadModule(std::move(codeset), load_base);
 
     // Register module with GDBStub
-    GDBStub::RegisterModule(file.GetName(), load_base, load_base);
+    GDBStub::RegisterModule(name, load_base, load_base);
 
     return true;
 }
 
+bool AppLoader_NRO::LoadNro(const FileSys::VfsFile& file, VAddr load_base) {
+    return AppLoader_NRO::LoadNro(file.ReadAllBytes(), file.GetName(), load_base);
+}
+
 ResultStatus AppLoader_NRO::Load(Kernel::Process& process) {
     if (is_loaded) {
         return ResultStatus::ErrorAlreadyLoaded;
diff --git a/src/core/loader/nro.h b/src/core/loader/nro.h
index 50ee5a78a8..3e69593024 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/nro.h
+++ b/src/core/loader/nro.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "core/loader/linker.h"
 #include "core/loader/loader.h"
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ public:
     ResultStatus ReadTitle(std::string& title) override;
     bool IsRomFSUpdatable() const override;
 
+    static bool LoadNro(const std::vector<u8>& data, const std::string& name, VAddr load_base);
+
 private:
     bool LoadNro(const FileSys::VfsFile& file, VAddr load_base);