diff --git a/speakeasy/speakeasy.py b/speakeasy/speakeasy.py
index 2b2f3eb..45811d7 100644
--- a/speakeasy/speakeasy.py
+++ b/speakeasy/speakeasy.py
@@ -770,6 +770,15 @@ class Speakeasy(object):
         """
         self.emu.set_stack_ptr(addr)
 
+    def get_pc(self) -> int:
+        """
+        Get the value of the current program counter
+
+        return:
+            value of the program counter
+        """
+        return self.emu.get_pc()
+
     def set_pc(self, addr: int) -> None:
         """
         Set the value of the current program counter
diff --git a/speakeasy/windows/kernel.py b/speakeasy/windows/kernel.py
index b10a065..6a4162a 100644
--- a/speakeasy/windows/kernel.py
+++ b/speakeasy/windows/kernel.py
@@ -164,6 +164,16 @@ class WinKernelEmulator(WindowsEmulator, IoManager):
                 if s not in self.profiler.strings['unicode']:
                     self.profiler.strings['unicode'].append(s)
 
+        # Set the emulator to run in protected mode
+        self._setup_gdt(self.get_arch())
+
+        self.setup_kernel_mode()
+
+        self.setup_user_shared_data()
+
+        if not self.stack_base:
+            self.stack_base, stack_ptr = self.alloc_stack(pe.stack_commit)
+
         # Init imported data
         for addr, imp in pe.imports.items():
             mn, fn = imp
@@ -176,16 +186,6 @@ class WinKernelEmulator(WindowsEmulator, IoManager):
                                data_ptr.to_bytes(self.get_ptr_size(),
                                                  'little'))
 
-        # Set the emulator to run in protected mode
-        self._setup_gdt(self.get_arch())
-
-        self.setup_kernel_mode()
-
-        self.setup_user_shared_data()
-
-        if not self.stack_base:
-            self.stack_base, stack_ptr = self.alloc_stack(pe.stack_commit)
-
         return pe
 
     def pool_alloc(self, pooltype, size, tag='None'):