diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/Volume.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/Volume.cpp
index 7e5dcc7976..15ce4fe088 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/Volume.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/Volume.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ std::map<Language, std::string> Volume::ReadWiiNames(const std::vector<char16_t>
 }
 
 template <typename T = std::identity>
-static std::unique_ptr<VolumeDisc> TryCreateDisc(std::unique_ptr<BlobReader> reader,
+static std::unique_ptr<VolumeDisc> TryCreateDisc(std::unique_ptr<BlobReader>& reader,
                                                  const T& reader_adapter_factory = {})
 {
   if (!reader)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static std::unique_ptr<VolumeDisc> TryCreateDisc(std::unique_ptr<BlobReader> rea
 
 std::unique_ptr<VolumeDisc> CreateDisc(std::unique_ptr<BlobReader> reader)
 {
-  return TryCreateDisc(std::move(reader));
+  return TryCreateDisc(reader);
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<VolumeDisc> CreateDisc(const std::string& path)
@@ -119,13 +119,15 @@ std::unique_ptr<VolumeDisc> CreateDisc(const std::string& path)
 
 std::unique_ptr<VolumeDisc> CreateDiscForCore(const std::string& path)
 {
-  if (Config::Get(Config::MAIN_LOAD_GAME_INTO_MEMORY))
-    return TryCreateDisc(CreateBlobReader(path), CreateScrubbingCachedBlobReader);
+  auto reader = CreateBlobReader(path);
 
-  return CreateDisc(path);
+  if (Config::Get(Config::MAIN_LOAD_GAME_INTO_MEMORY))
+    return TryCreateDisc(reader, CreateScrubbingCachedBlobReader);
+
+  return TryCreateDisc(reader);
 }
 
-static std::unique_ptr<VolumeWAD> TryCreateWAD(std::unique_ptr<BlobReader> reader)
+static std::unique_ptr<VolumeWAD> TryCreateWAD(std::unique_ptr<BlobReader>& reader)
 {
   if (!reader)
     return nullptr;
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ static std::unique_ptr<VolumeWAD> TryCreateWAD(std::unique_ptr<BlobReader> reade
 
 std::unique_ptr<VolumeWAD> CreateWAD(std::unique_ptr<BlobReader> reader)
 {
-  return TryCreateWAD(std::move(reader));
+  return TryCreateWAD(reader);
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<VolumeWAD> CreateWAD(const std::string& path)
@@ -152,11 +154,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<VolumeWAD> CreateWAD(const std::string& path)
 
 std::unique_ptr<Volume> CreateVolume(std::unique_ptr<BlobReader> reader)
 {
-  std::unique_ptr<VolumeDisc> disc = TryCreateDisc(std::move(reader));
+  std::unique_ptr<VolumeDisc> disc = TryCreateDisc(reader);
   if (disc)
     return disc;
 
-  std::unique_ptr<VolumeWAD> wad = TryCreateWAD(std::move(reader));
+  std::unique_ptr<VolumeWAD> wad = TryCreateWAD(reader);
   if (wad)
     return wad;