diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/Device.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/Device.cpp
index b3324503f0..9d04dca6ba 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/Device.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/Device.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ IOCtlVRequest::IOCtlVRequest(const u32 address_) : Request(address_)
 
 const IOCtlVRequest::IOVector* IOCtlVRequest::GetVector(size_t index) const
 {
-  ASSERT(index < (in_vectors.size() + io_vectors.size()));
+  if (index >= in_vectors.size() + io_vectors.size())
+    return nullptr;
   if (index < in_vectors.size())
     return &in_vectors[index];
   return &io_vectors[index - in_vectors.size()];
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/Device.h b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/Device.h
index bffe1cdc1c..b3944eb16e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IOS/Device.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IOS/Device.h
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ struct IOCtlVRequest final : Request
   // merging them into a single std::vector would make using the first out vector more complicated.
   std::vector<IOVector> in_vectors;
   std::vector<IOVector> io_vectors;
+
+  /// Returns the specified vector or nullptr if the index is out of bounds.
   const IOVector* GetVector(size_t index) const;
+
   explicit IOCtlVRequest(u32 address);
   bool HasNumberOfValidVectors(size_t in_count, size_t io_count) const;
   void Dump(std::string_view description, Common::Log::LOG_TYPE type = Common::Log::IOS,