diff --git a/src/tests/common/host_memory.cpp b/src/tests/common/host_memory.cpp
index cb040c942d..71354a6c59 100644
--- a/src/tests/common/host_memory.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/common/host_memory.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2021 yuzu Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
@@ -15,12 +18,19 @@ static constexpr auto PERMS = Common::MemoryPermission::ReadWrite;
 static constexpr auto HEAP = false;
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Initialize and deinitialize", "[common]") {
-    { HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE); }
-    { HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE); }
+    {
+        HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+        REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
+    }
+    {
+        HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+        REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
+    }
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Simple map", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x5000, 0x8000, 0x1000, PERMS, HEAP);
 
     volatile u8* const data = mem.VirtualBasePointer() + 0x5000;
@@ -30,6 +40,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Simple map", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Simple mirror map", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x5000, 0x3000, 0x2000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Map(0x8000, 0x4000, 0x1000, PERMS, HEAP);
 
@@ -41,6 +52,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Simple mirror map", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Simple unmap", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x5000, 0x3000, 0x2000, PERMS, HEAP);
 
     volatile u8* const data = mem.VirtualBasePointer() + 0x5000;
@@ -52,6 +64,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Simple unmap", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Simple unmap and remap", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x5000, 0x3000, 0x2000, PERMS, HEAP);
 
     volatile u8* const data = mem.VirtualBasePointer() + 0x5000;
@@ -69,6 +82,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Simple unmap and remap", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Nieche allocation", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x0000, 0, 0x20000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Unmap(0x0000, 0x4000, HEAP);
     mem.Map(0x1000, 0, 0x2000, PERMS, HEAP);
@@ -78,6 +92,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Nieche allocation", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Full unmap", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x8000, 0, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Unmap(0x8000, 0x4000, HEAP);
     mem.Map(0x6000, 0, 0x16000, PERMS, HEAP);
@@ -85,6 +100,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Full unmap", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Right out of bounds unmap", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x0000, 0, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Unmap(0x2000, 0x4000, HEAP);
     mem.Map(0x2000, 0x80000, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
@@ -92,6 +108,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Right out of bounds unmap", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Left out of bounds unmap", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+
     mem.Map(0x8000, 0, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Unmap(0x6000, 0x4000, HEAP);
     mem.Map(0x8000, 0, 0x2000, PERMS, HEAP);
@@ -99,6 +116,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Left out of bounds unmap", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Multiple placeholder unmap", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x0000, 0, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Map(0x4000, 0, 0x1b000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Unmap(0x3000, 0x1c000, HEAP);
@@ -107,6 +125,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Multiple placeholder unmap", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Unmap between placeholders", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x0000, 0, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Map(0x4000, 0, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Unmap(0x2000, 0x4000, HEAP);
@@ -115,6 +134,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Unmap between placeholders", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Unmap to origin", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x4000, 0, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Map(0x8000, 0, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Unmap(0x4000, 0x4000, HEAP);
@@ -124,6 +144,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Unmap to origin", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Unmap to right", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x4000, 0, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Map(0x8000, 0, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Unmap(0x8000, 0x4000, HEAP);
@@ -132,6 +153,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Unmap to right", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Partial right unmap check bindings", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x4000, 0x10000, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
 
     volatile u8* const ptr = mem.VirtualBasePointer() + 0x4000;
@@ -144,6 +166,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Partial right unmap check bindings", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Partial left unmap check bindings", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x4000, 0x10000, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
 
     volatile u8* const ptr = mem.VirtualBasePointer() + 0x4000;
@@ -158,6 +181,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Partial left unmap check bindings", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Partial middle unmap check bindings", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x4000, 0x10000, 0x4000, PERMS, HEAP);
 
     volatile u8* const ptr = mem.VirtualBasePointer() + 0x4000;
@@ -172,6 +196,7 @@ TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Partial middle unmap check bindings", "[common]") {
 
 TEST_CASE("HostMemory: Partial sparse middle unmap and check bindings", "[common]") {
     HostMemory mem(BACKING_SIZE, VIRTUAL_SIZE);
+    REQUIRE(mem.BackingBasePointer() != nullptr);
     mem.Map(0x4000, 0x10000, 0x2000, PERMS, HEAP);
     mem.Map(0x6000, 0x20000, 0x2000, PERMS, HEAP);